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Angry Anderson slams ‘unbearable’ claims accused killer’s family is suffering

Nov 09, 2018

Gary 'Angry' Anderson with his son Liam before his tragic death. Source: Facebook/Gary 'Angry' Anderson.

Gary ‘Angry’ Anderson has lashed out at claims the family of the man accused of bashing his son to death is also suffering.

The devastated father and Aussie rock musician Anderson, 71, said hearing that Mathew Flame’s family was “traumatised” after the horrific incident was “unbearable”

“I can’t in all honesty say that I care at this moment about the pain they (Mr Flame and his family) are going through, but I know one day I will,” he exclusively told The Australian.

“Right now don’t ask me for that sort of Christian compassion because I don’t have it.”

Flame, 20, is accused of bashing 26-year-old Liam to death at Pavilion Park in the north Sydney suburb of Queenscliff on Sunday morning after the pair were spotted leaving a party together.

According to court documents, seen by the Daily Telegraph, the group of friends had been partying together with alcohol and drugs involved, before it ended at a house party in the northern beaches.

When Flame reportedly tried to leave the party alone, amid fears he may have overdosed, it’s claimed in the documents that Liam and others tried to persuade him to stay – before Liam went with him to accompany him away from the party.

Emergency services were called to Pavilion Reserve just after 6am on Sunday, following reports of an assault. Officers arrived to find a man, who was later confirmed as Liam, unconscious having suffered serious head injuries.

According to reports, Liam was still being attacked when police arrived at the scene.

He died shortly after being airlifted to hospital via emergency helicopter due to the extent of his injuries. Detectives at the scene spoke to the Sydney Morning Herald shortly after the incident. They described the attacker as being violent with a number of police officers attempting to subdue and arrest him.

QUEENSCLIFF | Following the death of his son, Liam, Angry Anderson has released this statement. Liam was savagely bashed in a park on Sydney’s northern beaches around 6am. Paramedics couldn’t revive him @7NewsSydney pic.twitter.com/8K32KJZxLf

— Laura Banks (@laurakatebanks) November 4, 2018

According to Perth Now, Angry Anderson was performing at a show in Perth at the Charles Hotel the night before the attack.

His manager later released a statement from the family, asking for privacy from the media and general public.

“Following the death of Angry Anderson’s son Liam in Sydney in the early hours of Sunday morning November 4, 2018, the family has asked that media and the general public respect their privacy,” the Twitter post read.

“With the matter in the hands of NSW Police the family will not be making any comment at this stage, nor are we as Anderson’s management in a position to offer any any comment on their behalf.”