If you had passed Matthew on the street you would have thought he was a child. He was small, only 5'2", very slightly built, androgynous and looked 7 years younger than his 21 years. He might have smiled at you as you passed as he smiled easily and had a sunny generous nature. Nothing in Matthew's nature was toxic or harmful and his aim in life was to help humanity in whatever form he could. However his brutal shocking murder by a Christian priest and his accomplice masquerading as homosexuals, was a wake-up call to society that it could no longer condone the Christian homophobia which validated the murder of gay boys and men such as Matthew by the hitmen who eventually carry out the orders of Church leaders.

We have collated this information about Matthew from many articles published and broadcast about him, which are available to read here. There are also selected links should you wish to investigate further.