London Evening Standard
Andy Murray has spoken publicly for the first time about narrowly escaping the Dunblane massacre, and said he hoped his success has helped the town to recover from the tragedy.
He said the incident had affected him deeply, but hoped his triumphs on the tennis court had had a positive influence on the town.
“At the time, you have no idea how tough something like that is, as you start to get older you realise,” he said.
“It’s something I’ve never really spoken about since I went on tour, since I began getting asked a lot about it by the press, because it’s something that was obviously for all of my family, and the town.
Murray, and elder brother Jamie were pupils at Dunblane Primary School where Thomas Hamilton killed 16 children and one teacher on March 13, 1996, opening fire on a class of five and six-year-olds in the gymnasium with four handguns.
Murray had been walking to the gym when the shootings had begun.
