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'''Thomas Watt Hamilton''' was the man responsible for the Dunblane Massacre, which is regarded as one of the worst mass murders involving firearms in the United Kingdom - he killed 16 pupils as well as their teacher, before turning the gun on himself in what is known as a murder-suicide. | '''Thomas Watt Hamilton''' (born May 10, 1952) was the man responsible for the Dunblane Massacre, which is regarded as one of the worst mass murders involving firearms in the United Kingdom - he killed 16 pupils as well as their teacher, before turning the gun on himself in what is known as a murder-suicide. | ||
Hamilton's motives remain unknown, though there were complaints to police regarding his suspicious behaviour towards the young boys who attended the youth clubs he directed. There were suspicions prior to the massacre that Hamilton's interest in boys was paedophilic with more than one complaint being made regarding him having taken photographs of semi-naked boys without the parents' consent. | Hamilton's motives remain unknown, though there were complaints to police regarding his suspicious behaviour towards the young boys who attended the youth clubs he directed. There were suspicions prior to the massacre that Hamilton's interest in boys was paedophilic with more than one complaint being made regarding him having taken photographs of semi-naked boys without the parents' consent. | ||