CASE STUDY 2: Martin Bryant & the Port Arthur Massacre

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Hey, BCM again. So together as a group with Faizah, Ghee Kian, Wahiuzzaman and Elissa, we researched about the Port Arthur Massacre that occurred on 28th April 1996.

Martin Bryant was from Tasmania, Australia. He was pleaded guilty to murdering 35 people and injuring 23 others in the Port Arthur Massacre.

So a brief outline about Martin Bryant:

1. He likes guns and owns a shotgun and 2 semi-automatics
2. He enjoyed shooting dead animals with his air rifle when he was young and set himself on fire when he was 13.
3. He received a gun for his 14th birthday from his father
4. His father committed suicide by attaching diving weight belts to himself and drowned.
5. He worked with Helen Harvey as a handyman and was accused of killing her by crashing the car.
6. Martin Bryant had an IQ of 66 which is equivalent to an 11 year old.
7. Learning disabilities which…

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