Imagine your child stepping outside for a pizza and never returning. In this heartbreaking episode of 'Aftermath', Daisy Maskell sits down with Nikki Knight, mother of 15-year-old Mason Rist, for her first long-form video interview exposing the reality behind the brutal Bristol double murder that shocked the nation.

On Saturday 27th January 2024, an ordinary night in South Bristol turned into an absolute nightmare. After leaving a gaming session at a mates house to walk down the road for food with his friend Max Dixon, 15 year old Mason was ambushed in a horrific case of mistaken identity. Captured entirely on a home security system, a group of teenage attackers wielding banned zombie killer knives and machetes ended two young lives in just 33 seconds.

The frantic police investigation quickly tracked the Audi Q2 getaway car, leading to the arrest of 45 year old driver Anthony Snook and four local teenagers from a rival neighborhood.

Now, months after the trial concluded with life sentences and historic convictions, Nikki breaks her silence. She opens up about the trauma of facing the court, the severe lack of social services safeguarding, and the ongoing torment of watching the killers shamelessly brag and post rap videos from inside their prison cells.Nicki has set up a charity in Mason’s name to support young people who need help. You can find information of the trust here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1329117404794585

If you have been affected by knife crime, youth violence, or any themes in this video, support is available. Please search “Knife crime victim support” to find the service that best suits you.

Some archive material used in this episode is included under fair dealing for the purposes of criticism/review and / or quotations (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988). All sources are credited below: 

Headline News headline in hook Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-13021185/Two-stabbed-Bristol-turf-war-rival-gangs-locals-best-friends-wrong-place.html

Headline News headline in hook The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mason-rist-max-dixon-sentence-bristol-b2668121.html

Headline News headline in hook The Sun https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/25692754/teenage-boy-arrested-murder-max-dixon-mason-rist/

Video Max & Mason Leaving House Channel 4 News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPbiRoHomAg

Image Images of knives from the attack Sky News https://news.sky.com/story/five-people-guilty-in-case-of-mistaken-identity-double-murder-of-teenage-boys-13253307

Video CCTV of the car on the way to the attack Channel 4 News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPbiRoHomAg

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