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On Monday the 23rd of May, 1994, a violence storm hit the city of Perth, Western Australia.

Peter Lawrence was at home with one of his daughters. He was concerned. It was getting

late and his wife, Pamela Lawrence, hadn't gotten home from work yet. He called her

store at 6.15pm. When he didn't get an answer, he decided he had better go down and check

on that.

Andrew Mellard was born on the 16th of August, 1962. His parents were Roy and Grace Mellard.

Andrew was born in England, where his father, Roy, had a long career in the army. The Mellards

were a hardworking, well respected and lower-biting family. Andrew also had an older sister,

Jackie, who was 10 years older than him. The Mellards left England in 1967 and moved to Perth

in Western Australia. Andrew had difficulty fitting into his new country. He was exceptionally

tall for his age and that, combined with his English accent, was good enough to make

him a target for bullies. Kids would mimic his accent, call him lots of colourful names,

and someone as far as to attack him physically. Andrew never felt like he belonged.

High school was even worse. Andrew being the type of kid that bullies could feel safe

in hitting because they knew he wouldn't get back.

Andrew left school at 16 with no plans or career path in mind.

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