‘Dad was terrified. You could tell from the look on his face, he was crying and everything, it’s still to this day the only time I’ve seen my Dad cry’.
Written by duckrabbit
So I got taken back to this house where my Mum was, there was like bags of coke on the side, it was horrible, it was a drug dealers house you could tell. There was heroin needles all over the place it was fucking horrible. I was kindapped for, 2 weeks I think… my Dad didn’t know nothing, didn’t know where I had gone until my Mum rang him on the second week and said ‘We have Bruce’ then Dad came for me straight away.
My Dad had a lot of mates around London and he went and got them and they came to this house where I was and just as my Dad pulled up, one of the men in the house put a gun to my head… my parents argued over who should have me. Dad got closer to me and the man with the gun said ‘You come any closer and I’ll fucking shoot him’ then there was this big fight. One of my dad’s mates grabbed me, chucked me in their car and we went back to my Dad’s.
Dad was terrified. You could tell from the look on his face, he was crying and everything, it’s still to this day the only time I’ve seen my Dad cry. But, well, that’s why I don’t see my Mum that much now.
When I was at Primary school I started to forget about it all, just began to get over it then at High School it all kicked off again and brought it all back. I started to have nightmares about the kidnapping again.‘ Bruce (aged 15)
Please read the full post and see the full set of pictures on Jim Mortram’s Market Town blog: ‘Tomorrow Bruce has a court date and may be re-sentenced for his part in a burglary. I wanted to hear his story and listen to the life that led up to the events that could lead to 6 months in juvenile prison.’
Market Town is one of the essential documentary projects of our time.
Author — duckrabbit
duckrabbit is a production company formed by radio producer/journalist Benjamin Chesterton and photographer David White. We specialize in digital storytelling.
Discussion (5 Comments)
“Some of them, you’d just look at them and bang, smack you straight in the face. It’s just how it is apparently.'”
Your pictures do exactly the same Jim.
This is powerful stuff: stories that need to be told, but most importantly…….heard.
I hope more people take the time to look, and listen.
Pass on thanks to Bruce and Amy – lot of trust going on here. And it’s appreciated.
Bam. Context eh. Thanks Jim.
John, David thank you, I really appreciate your words.
Discovered today that Bruce was not re-sentenced and has his second chance. I’ll post more soon.
Good news…I hope he takes that chance.