What does the legacy of Northern Ireland's recent violent past really mean? For your answer read the hugely moving interview with Kenneth Llewellyn in this newspaper today. His brother Samuel, dubbed the Good Samaritan, was shot dead by the IRA nearly 40 years ago when helping to board up homes damaged in a bombing on Belfast's Falls Road. The murder left an indelible mark on the family and Kenneth, haunted by dark thoughts, tried to kill himself several times. That is what the legacy of the past really is and there must be thousands of families who have been similarly affected. The Llewellyn family faces new despair after the only person convicted of killing Samuel was cleared by judges who...
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