Grandmother faces reality of Hemi's death

Last week, 18 months after Hemi's death, Matthew James Ireland, 31, was ordered by Mackay Magistrates court to stand trial over the death. HEMI'S GRANDMOTHER: Ms Burke said she has been overwhelmed with feelings of helplessness and guilt. "Anger is a big one and it stays. But the whole thing, helplessness, guilt. Even Teasha who was 10 at the time says 'I should have been there, I could have saved him'." Ms Burke was frustrated by the lengthy wait for answers and devastated that her grandson never got the chance to even grow up. "He got to walk, he was still wetting his nappies...he didn't get to do a thing," she said. Ms Burke said when the trial was over she planned to deliver an education program in schools aimed at curbing violence. "We have a cycle of violence in our world that just continues. The cycle needs to be stopped somewhere. Let's stop bashing the crap out of our kids," she said.