Dunblane: Sir Andy Murray and the Tragedy that Runs Deep

Dunblane: Sir Andy Murray and the tragedy that runs deep

Sir Andy Murray was in class on the day the UK’s worst mass shooting unfolded in his school

The deep links between Sir Andy Murray and Dunblane

Sir Andy became patron of the Dunblane Centre last year. Although he rarely talks about it, Sir Andy Murray and his brother Jamie were among the pupils at Dunblane Primary School during the massacre in 1996. They were with their classes and took cover after Thomas Hamilton entered the gym hall and killed 16 children and a teacher before shooting himself. The tennis star’s family knew Hamilton and Sir Andy had attended a kids’ club that he ran. T…

How Sir Andy Murray has helped turn Dunblane massacre into beacon of hope - 30 years on from Britain's most shocking tragedy

Today marks three decades since the Dunblane massacre, one of the darkest chapters in modern British history, when a gunman claimed the lives of 16 young children and their teacher at a Scottish primary school.Among those who survived that horrific day was Andy Murray, then just eight years old, who would go on to become one of Britain's greatest ever sportsmen.The tennis champion and his elder brother Jamie, aged 10 at the time, were both pupil…

Andy Murray opens up on Dunblane shooting and says tennis was an 'escape'

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray shared how being among the pupils at the Dunblane shooting in 1996 influenced his passion for tennis

Sir Andy Murray and Jamie Murray’s heartbreaking links to Dunblane resurface

Sir Andy and his brother Jamie were among the pupils present at Dunblane Primary School during the devastating 1996 massacre