The Murder of Daniel

Child Killer no.1 –

Brian, age 13:

We were all out walking

The three of us:

Me, Zak and Daniel

I had sold a motorcycle sidecar

And Zak had some money

We bought lots of beer

And we drank them at Zak's house

A few days before

Daniel had stolen some gas cannisters

from an old man

When questioned by the police

He said that it was me and Zak

The police gave us a right good beating for that

So we decided to get even.

We got drunk

And beat Daniel up.

He was sitting on the floor

With his back to Zak.

When I turned to light my cigarette

Zak picked up a brick.

He smashed it down on Daniel's head.

We buried him there.

Left no trace.

They couldn't find him for ages - 

A whole month.

Then they worked Zak over in the police station.

He cracked

And admitted we both killed Daniel.

Child Killer no.2 –

Zak, age 15:

Daniel was howling

Swearing that it wasn't him who told the police

I hit him over the head with a brick

Then Brian picked up the brick

He also threw it on Daniel's head

Daniel either went dizzy

Or lost consciousness

We hit him with the brick again.

Brian got 2 years

At the time he was only thirteen

I was fifteen

I got 6 years

I don't think that's fair

It wasn't only me

He did more than me

And I got the longer sentence

I don't know why.

Mother of murdered child:

Daniel's lower jaw was broken in half

I never did find the rest of it.

The coroner told me:

"You won't find it now

Probably the crows grabbed it."

Daniel's nose was also broken

Witnesses say that when the murderers buried him

That his eye was laying on his right cheek

That's all.

I can't say anything else.

They're animals

Not children.

Brian The Animal, age 14:

I remember it all.

I play it over in my head

Not in the daytime –

we have lessons then

and teachers telling us stuff

But in the evening

At night

In the dark

When I'm laying in bed

I remember it all.