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| Texas family shooting: Teenager who played dead to avoid massacre says she will 'see my family again one day' | |
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| A girl who was the only survivor of a massacre that saw her whole family shot and killed by an ex-uncle has spoken for the first time since the attack. | A girl who was the only survivor of a massacre that saw her whole family shot and killed by an ex-uncle has spoken for the first time since the attack. |
| In a memorial for the six family members that were murdered, Cassidy Stay, 15, said she had to “stay strong” and that she was comforted by the knowledge that her deceased family members were in “a much better place”. | In a memorial for the six family members that were murdered, Cassidy Stay, 15, said she had to “stay strong” and that she was comforted by the knowledge that her deceased family members were in “a much better place”. |
| Stay also said that she “knew” that she would see her family again one day. | Stay also said that she “knew” that she would see her family again one day. |
| Over 400 people attended the memorial that saw a tearful Stay address those who had made it to the service at Lemm Elementary School in Spring, Texas. | Over 400 people attended the memorial that saw a tearful Stay address those who had made it to the service at Lemm Elementary School in Spring, Texas. |
| The massacre, which happened on Wednesday, saw Ronald Lee Haskell force his way into the Stay family home, tie up all seven family members and demand to know the whereabouts of his ex-wife Melannie Lyon, the sister of Katie Stay. | The massacre, which happened on Wednesday, saw Ronald Lee Haskell force his way into the Stay family home, tie up all seven family members and demand to know the whereabouts of his ex-wife Melannie Lyon, the sister of Katie Stay. |
| When the family members said that they didn’t know, Haskell proceeded to shoot parents Stephen and Katie Stay, along with their five other children whose ages range from 4 to 15. | |
| While the other family members died almost instantly the bullet had only fractured Cassidy Stay’s skull, and the 15-year-old was able to play dead until Haskell left. | While the other family members died almost instantly the bullet had only fractured Cassidy Stay’s skull, and the 15-year-old was able to play dead until Haskell left. |
| After Haskell left, Cassidy Stay immediately rang the emergency services reveal the identity of the shooter and warn police that he was heading to kill other family members. | After Haskell left, Cassidy Stay immediately rang the emergency services reveal the identity of the shooter and warn police that he was heading to kill other family members. |
| Police were then tracked Haskell down, and after a short car chase, negotiators were able to persuade him to surrender peacefully. | Police were then tracked Haskell down, and after a short car chase, negotiators were able to persuade him to surrender peacefully. |
| He has since been charged with capital murder and is being held without a bond. | He has since been charged with capital murder and is being held without a bond. |
| After the attack, Cassidy received treatment at the Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital in Spring but was released on Friday, with doctors saying she would make a full recovery. | After the attack, Cassidy received treatment at the Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital in Spring but was released on Friday, with doctors saying she would make a full recovery. |
| Her speech today was the first time the obviously traumatised 15-year-old had been seen in public. | Her speech today was the first time the obviously traumatised 15-year-old had been seen in public. |
| Speaking to the crowd and the television crews that had assembled to show support for the survivor, she quoted Harry Potter character Albus Dumbledore, saying that: "Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light." | Speaking to the crowd and the television crews that had assembled to show support for the survivor, she quoted Harry Potter character Albus Dumbledore, saying that: "Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light." |