The Fletchers
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Mobeen goes to meet a fan who has some lingering questions about the true nature of the Bradford City Fire.
Martin Fletcher was just 12 years old when he and four members of his family went to watch his beloved football team play on the 11th of May 1985. He tells Mobeen how he came to fall in love with the club and how that day came to totally alter the course of his life.
Martin has a tragic memory of the day itself. But something his mum told him years after the fire has prompted him to revisit the details of the tragedy, time and time again.
His conclusion? There’s been a massive miscarriage of justice.
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