Wedderburn: A true tale of blood and dust

This book was excellent. I was moved to tears in some parts such is the skill of the author in conveying not just the facts of this true crime story but the emotional undertones of people on all sides as well as on the town itself. The reader is drawn into a tragic fly-on-the wall account of not only the families invoved but the many and varied nuances so typical of country towns. My heart goes out to whose lives were irrevocably and forever changed by the loss of their loved ones. As for the perpetrator, my view after hearing the evidence is that a man most likely suffering Alcohol Use Disorder and carrying trauma related to a harsh childhood. Whether or not he used other substances which are also well known to induce psychotic episodes resulting in extreme violence (such as ice) can never be known. What we do know is that an increase in the availability in access to treatment & support for such issues in country & regional areas would gelp to preventing such tragic events.