On their shared birthday, Jayden Perkins and Kameron Miles would each have candle-lit cupcakes while friends and family would sing to them.

Born six years apart on May 28th, the brothers were bonded by more than just a date.

Jayden, the older brother, would trick-or-treat with Kameron on Halloween, and taught him how to spell his name. For Kameron, Jayden was his hero.

But that tradition of shared candles and shared memories came to a horrific end last year, when Jayden, just 11 years old, was stabbed to death inside their home — killed while trying to protect their mother, Laterria Smith, from a violent ex-boyfriend. Five-year-old Kameron witnessed the entire attack.

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• Domestic Violence