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Speaker 1: Now, my next guest was the victim of a violent

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Speaker 1: home invasion in Palmerston. Earlier this year, Trevor Miller was

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Speaker 1: allegedly attacked in his own home with an edged weapon

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Speaker 1: believed to be a machete, by two boys aged thirteen

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Speaker 1: and fourteen, who were later arrested by the Northern Territory Police. Now,

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Speaker 1: the incident shocked the territory. The injury is so horrific

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Speaker 1: that Trevor spent three months in hospital learning to use

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Speaker 1: his hands again. Now Trevor joins me on the line.

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Speaker 1: Good morning, Trevor, three Kings of so Passions. Oh Trevor,

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Speaker 1: I am so pleased to speak to you because I've

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Speaker 1: got to tell you myself and the whole of the

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Speaker 1: Northern Territory were really bloody worried about you earlier in

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Speaker 1: the year.

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Speaker 2: Well, when I go to the court, I'm going to

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Speaker 2: tell kids that they are really really lucky because the

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Speaker 2: one charge that they're not passing is murder and that's

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Speaker 2: only the dous the skills of the maybe it.

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Speaker 1: So they worked really hard to make sure that you

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Speaker 1: are still alive. Trevor. You were in hospital for three months,

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Speaker 1: is that right.

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Speaker 2: Correct?

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Speaker 1: What's life been like for you since those teenagers got

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Speaker 2: My week generally is three to four nical departments per week.

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Speaker 2: It just consumes my life.

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Speaker 1: Trevor. That's heartbreaking to hear because I know that prior

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Speaker 1: to this incident happening, you were really independent before, and

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Speaker 1: you were volunteering in the community. You had a huge,

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Speaker 1: huge contribution to make to the community.

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Speaker 2: I am passionate about my community, Trevor.

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Speaker 1: I know it's tough. I know it's really tough for

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Speaker 1: but you're a survivor, and I think it's so important

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Speaker 1: that this terrible crime had on you. Now, I'm actually

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Speaker 1: not sure where this matter is at through the court,

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Speaker 1: so obviously I'll be a little bit careful what I

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Speaker 1: do and don't say. But what can you remember from

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Speaker 2: Absolutely everything, Dragging out my beds, of my hair, fighting

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Speaker 2: in the bedroom, fighting in a whole way, working three

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Speaker 2: mm hmm, kicking of the door of a chinge ah,

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Speaker 2: getting punched kicked Trevor, the the younger boy coming in

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Speaker 2: something to hit me overhead with the heavy glass bottle

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Speaker 2: that couts thousands of dollars damage. I'm not worried about that.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, Trevor. What about your arms and your hands? How

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Speaker 1: are you going now in terms of being able to

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Speaker 1: use them?

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Speaker 2: Again? My right hand less my index finger as in

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Speaker 2: used quite well?

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Speaker 1: Okay, so you no longer have your index finger.

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Speaker 2: My indescinger does wrong the play? No, that's haund I

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Speaker 2: can do very little, Trevor.

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Speaker 1: Again, I'm not one hundred percent sure what we can

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Speaker 1: and can't say, so I don't want to jeopardize the

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Speaker 1: case in any way depending on where it's at through

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Speaker 1: the courts. But you're the victim of a terrible crime

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Speaker 1: in which a machete or an edged weapon was used.

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Speaker 1: I mean, how do you feel about the discussions now

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Speaker 1: making it more difficult to purchase a machete?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, that's an incredibly difficult question. Uh. What is a weapon?

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Speaker 2: All right? Michetti? Hannah the Chile screw driver? That makes

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Speaker 1: Yeah, well, you you have absolutely hit the nil on

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Speaker 1: the head there, Because people are using anything and everything

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Speaker 2: The one thing I would like to see because I

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I think you're right they do in some instances.

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Speaker 1: They certainly do have the power to be able to

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Speaker 1: do those stop and searchers. But you know, I think

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Speaker 1: you're right. If they are able to do that on

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Speaker 1: you know, anybody, it could make a difference.

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Speaker 2: Do you think, Uh, I think it would be an official.

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Speaker 1: Trevor. What else do you think needs to change following

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Speaker 1: your experience? Obviously you know that stopping and searching people

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Speaker 1: What else do you think needs to change?

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Speaker 2: H I think I don't care about age. Kids should

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Speaker 2: be accountable and not just a snack on arrest. The

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Speaker 1: Trevor. I agree with you, and I know that a

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Speaker 1: lot of people listening this morning will agree with you.

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Speaker 1: I know it's difficult for you to be able to

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Speaker 1: has been tough since that terrible, terrible morning when they

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Speaker 1: got into your homes. I really appreciate you talking to

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Speaker 2: It has consumed my last six months. It's going to

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Speaker 2: I have three to four metical appointments each week and

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Speaker 2: that's like to carry on for the next six months.

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Speaker 2: I used to the top the independent. I am now dependent.

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Speaker 1: Trevor. How hard has that been for you?

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Speaker 2: Very very difficult internally. Yeah, for me to act for

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Speaker 2: help has not been easy, Trevor.

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Speaker 1: Like I said, I know it's not easy for you

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Speaker 1: I think it is so incredibly important for people to

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Speaker 1: realize the impact that crime and that the use of weapons,

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Speaker 1: the ongoing and the long term impact that it has

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Speaker 2: Now, the attack has not broken me. He has only

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Speaker 2: trifled me.

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Speaker 1: Oh, Trevor, you're a bloody champion mate. That's made me

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Speaker 1: want to cry. Good on you. You should be really

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Speaker 1: proud of yourself that it hasn't broken you. And and

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Speaker 1: you yeah, you're a good man.

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Speaker 2: Well, less timon in this city. I'll drop some tissue.

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Speaker 1: Off, Lucky. I've always got something here in the studio, Trevor.

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Speaker 1: I really appreciate you talking to us today. Trevor, you're

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Speaker 1: a tough You are a tough tough man and uh

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Speaker 1: and I I know that you are going to continue

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Speaker 1: through in every aspect of your life. Thank you so

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Speaker 1: much for having a chat with us this more.

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Speaker 2: I live by a simple saying, what's that needless desperandum?

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Speaker 2: Carver on them legitimous.

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Speaker 1: And Trevor, what does that mean?

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Speaker 2: Don't let the bass has ground you down?

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Speaker 1: Treva, you are a legend, mate. Thank you so much

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Speaker 1: for speaking to me this morning. I really appreciate your time.

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Speaker 2: Hey, I'm talking to you. Yeah, just to pass.

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Speaker 1: The word, thank you, Trevor. Thank you. I know our

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Speaker 2: The word is don't let a little shit get tea.

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Speaker 1: Good on you, Trevor. Thank you so very much for

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Speaker 1: speaking to us this morning. Trever, I really really appreciate

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Speaker 2: Well, you have a wonderful bear or a dead filled

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Speaker 2: with wonder.

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Speaker 1: You too, Treva, you too, mate, Thank you so much

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Speaker 1: for chatting with me this morning, and you have a

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Speaker 1: wonderful day. Thank you,