‘I held on to Theo with all my strength’
When Louis Mullan, then aged 15, arrived in Thailand with his mum, Catherine, 53, Dad, Leonard, 50, and younger brother Theo, 11, for a tropical Christmas, they had no idea of the tragedy that would befall them.
On Boxing Day, Louis sat on the veranda of their hotel in Khao Lak and looked out at the turquoise water when his dad approached him.
Louis says, ‘Theo and I were playing cards when Dad said, “Come and have a look – the locals are all staring at the waterline.”
‘As we followed, I turned back to go and lock my room, and Theo followed me. By the time we returned everyone was running in the opposite direction. I didn’t understand what was…