Black armbands will be worn today
The three victims of a knife and van rampage in Nottingham will be honoured by cricketers on day one of the men’s Ashes test as police continue to question a suspect. England and Australia will wear black armbands on Friday after thousands of people gathered in Nottingham’s Old Market Square to pay their respects to Grace O’Malley-Kumar, Barnaby Webber and Ian Coates – who were all fatally stabbed in Tuesday’s attacks.
Crowds stretching back almost half a kilometre watched on with tears in their eyes as family members from all three victims delivered powerful, heart-wrenching tributes to their loved ones. Mother of medical student Ms O’Malley-Kumar, Sinead O’Malley, echoed the sentiment of holding no hate and urged the crowd: “Be kind to each other, look after each other, don’t have hate in your hearts.”
A huge number of people watching sobbed as Dr Sanjoy Kumar said their family had “become three”. He had to pause to wipe his eyes during his address, calling himself a “broken-heart father” before asking people to imagine a world without violence, one of “just love”. One of them, James, promised support to the families of Ms O’Malley-Kumar and Mr Webber before thanking people for the “kind words” that have poured in about his father.
As well as the fatal stab attacks, Nottinghamshire Police said a man also remains in a serious condition in hospital after the van was driven at him in Milton Street.
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