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In 2017, Matson was the site of a near-fatal "hit and run" incident. Local resident Delroy Nelson bought a car so that he could drive over his former partner in an attempt to kill her. The incident was motivated by Mr Nelson being denied access to a sum of criminal proceeds that had been kept in a
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The Matson estate, along with neighbouring area to the north of the estate, Tredworth has the highest crime rate within the City of
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The housing estate, which occupies the majority of Matson, was built between the 1950s and 1970s. Many housed dock and factory workers, many of whom worked at the
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was built near Matson with the northbound services opening on 7 May 2014 and the southbound services due to open in May 2015.
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