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Radio Merseyside,6 mins
Vigil in Huyton to promote tolerance 15 years on
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In July 2008, when he was 18, Michael Causer from Whiston was brutally attacked while he slept at a house party in Liverpool. A few days later, on August 2, he died in hospital after brain surgery. Four teenagers were charged over Michael’s death; one of them, James O’Connor was given a life sentence for murder. Michael was a young gay man who was training to be a hairdresser. His passing prompted his parents and members of the LGBTQ+ community to set up the Michael Causer Foundation to provide education, motivation and accommodation for young LGBTQ+ people. To mark the 15th anniversary of Michael’s death, a vigil took place at Court Hey Park in Huyton.
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