Grenfell Survivor Marcio Gomes: 'I Can't Change What Happened – but Speaking Out Could Save Somebody Else's Family'

Grenfell survivor Marcio Gomes: 'I can't change what happened – but speaking out could save somebody else's family'

This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine.For 10 years, their flat on the 21st floor of Grenfell Tower was a contented home for Marcio Gomes, his wife Andreia and their two daughters, Luana and Megan. “We had a lovely family life,” the 46-year-old civil servant says. “We loved each other greatly. Grenfell was a really happy place for us.”That all changed in the small hours of 14 June 2017, when a fire broke out on the fourth floor of t…

Grenfell fire findings 'a turning point' for justice, dad says

Marcio Gomes, whose son was stillborn after Grenfell, wants people to "start shouting".

Bereaved father: Grenfell documentary must mark turning point in justice fight

Marcio Gomes hopes viewers might be prompted to take action, from writing to their MPs to raising awareness on social media.

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Bereaved father Grenfell documentary must mark turning point in justice fight - Banbury FM

A new documentary into the Grenfell fire setting out the failings which led to the fatal blaze must mark a “turning point” in the fight for justice, a grieving father featured in it has said. Marcio Gomes, whose son Logan was stillborn after the 2017 disaster, said he hoped audiences might be prompted to “start shouting” about a disaster which “should matter to every single person”. Grenfell: Uncovered, on Netflix from June 20, follows the final…

Bereaved father: Grenfell documentary must mark turning point in justice fight - Rother Radio

A new documentary into the Grenfell fire setting out the failings which led to the fatal blaze must mark a “turning point” in the fight for justice, a grieving father featured in it has said. Marcio Gomes, whose son Logan was stillborn after the 2017 disaster, said he hoped audiences might be prompted to “start shouting” about a disaster which “should matter to every single person”. Grenfell: Uncovered, on Netflix from June 20, follows the final…