‘I will never get weary doing good’

Dr Carl Bruce would not admit he was worried that Monday’s judgment in an assault case could have prevented him from keeping a promise to his deceased mother to “never get weary doing good”. A guilty verdict would also have been damaging to the reputation he spent years building after fulfilling his dream of becoming a doctor. He believed he would also have let down his grandmother, another of the strong women in his life, who told him to “live good with people”.