Never ending grief for Hunter family of gay hate crime victim

Peter Russell and Donnah Hannah, partners of 37 years, are waiting on the final report of the NSW inquiry into gay hate crimes which has re-visited the death of Peter's brother, John Russell, in 1989. Picture by Peter Lorimer. They will appear on SBS's Insight program on Tuesday, July 18.

THE profound impacts and many layers of grief and devastation that gay hate crimes have had on the community are made plain by the lifelong experience of the Russell family.

Peter Russell and his partner of 37 years, Donna Hannah, still mourn the loss of Peter's brother, John Russell, likely murdered in November, 1989.