GMB: Mike Haines discusses justice for his brother
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The brother of David Haines, a British aid worker killed by an Islamic State cell known as ‘the Beatles’ said the conviction of one of their members had closed “an eight-year chapter of pain” for his family. Mike appeared on Monday’s Good Morning Britain, where he told Kate Garraway and Richard Madeley how he told his brother’s killer he forgives him in order to stop “the spread of hate”. ITV viewers blasted the pair as being “rude” during the emotional conversation, in which Mike became choked up whilst talking about the impact on his parents.
“I tried to think ‘What was his murder about?'” revealed Mike.
“It wasn’t because he was white, it wasn’t because he was Christian, it wasn’t because he was a humanitarian.
“He was nothing to them, and then it hit me, it really was an epiphany moment, that they wanted me to hate – to spread hate.
“It hit me again that all terror attacks are about the spread of hate and I knew I had to do something against the spread of hate.
“Across the nation, across the world, the extremist groups of all types, not just the likes of ISIS but also far-right and other forms of extremism and terrorism.”
Kate nodded in agreement as Richard asked whether Mike wanted his brother’s murderer to be killed.
Twitter users flooded social media with comments about the interview, with @LukeHayesII1 writing: “Talk about rubbing it in Kate ffs #GMB.”
@hooray_k fumed: “#GMB #GoodMorningBritain #MikeHaines #DavidHaines Poor family must have been through hell. Now they have to endure torture of a fake empathy, ill-educated & cringe interview with the buffoons, #KateGarraway & #RichardMadeley.”
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