‘I begged the police to help. Months later my son was abused and killed’

Breck, 14, was a happy boy who spent his time on computers and gaming
Breck, 14, was a happy boy who spent his time on computers and gaming
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As I walk into the house in Caterham, the triplets are making pumpkin pies in the kitchen for Thanksgiving, putting on the dishwasher, taking out the rubbish and playing with the dog.

There are pictures of them everywhere, laughing, pulling faces and in each one, always in the middle, is their older brother Breck, his arm around them. “He was abused and murdered on my birthday,” his mother says mechanically as she welcomes me. “I keep thinking if only we hadn’t moved to England, if only I hadn’t sent him to that school, if only he hadn’t loved computers. It never stops.” She tries to light a fire in the sitting room. “Breck was the only one who could light it,” she says, fumbling. “He