It was Christmas Day 2014 and the curtains in Richard Mayne's bedroom had not been opened for 161 days – his bed, clothes and belongings had remained in darkness since the day he died.On July 17, 2014, Richard had been travelling to Kuala Lumpur on the now infamous Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that crashed in Ukraine after it was shot down.Five months later, Richard's father, Simon, had woken early and, while other people were gleefully unwrapping gifts, he felt compelled to go into his...
