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Tragic school sports day

Lis Cashin on the tragic accident that led to the death of her classmate at a school sports day in 1983.

Lis Cashin's life changed forever in 1983. She was 13, and she'd been chosen to throw the javelin for her school sports day. But her throw hit her classmate Sammy, who was measuring the distances of the throws. Four days later Sammy was dead. For the last 36 years, Lis has been trying to make sense of that day.

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