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Aug 19
40m 17s

The mother and the gangs

The Observer
About this episode

The number of teenage boys killed on our streets has more than doubled in a decade. This is the story of a mother trying to stop it, while dealing with grief and anger for her son.


Reporter: Francisco Garcia

Producer: Matt Russell

Artwork: Blythe Walker Sibthorp

Editor: Jasper Corbett


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