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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Damon Wilkinson

'I'll never not miss him': Teen's agony over death of twin brother aged 18 in second tragedy to hit family

Alex Pullan says the death of his twin Matthew really hit home the morning after, when he realised it had been 15 hours since they'd last spoken. It was the longest the brothers and best mates had ever gone without chatting.

Matthew, 18, died in September last year 15 months after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour. It was the second tragedy to hit the family after Alex and Matthew's mum Claire died from breast cancer when the twins were just nine.

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