Current location:travel >>
Nottingham stabbing victim Grace O'Malley
travel997People have gathered around
IntroductionThe parents of Nottingham stabbing victim Grace O'Malley-Kumar have backed calls for their daughter ...
The parents of Nottingham stabbing victim Grace O'Malley-Kumar have backed calls for their daughter to be awarded the George Cross after she was knifed to death while she tried to save her friend.
The 19-year-old student was repeatedly stabbed to death by Valdo Calocane, 32, as she came to the aid of Barnaby Webber.
The England under-18s hockey player died a hero as she bravely tried to fight off the triple-killer to protect her friend instead of fleeing the scene.
Grace's 'astonishingly bravery' was recognised during a court hearing in which her father Dr Sanjoy Kumar praised his daughter as a hero who shunned the opportunity to run away.
MPs and senior police officers have called for Grace to posthumously be given the George Cross - the highest civilian award for acts of 'the greatest heroism or of the most courage in circumstances of extreme danger'.
The parents of Nottingham stabbing victim Grace O'Malley-Kumar have backed calls for their daughter to be awarded the George Cross
Grace, 19, was knifed to death as she tried to save her friend Barnaby Webber, also 19, who had been attacked by triple-killer Valdo Calocane
Grief-stricken mother Sinead O'Malley told The Sun it 'would be a remarkable acknowledgement of her bravery', while her father says the 'world deserves people like Grace'.
Mrs O'Malley said: 'Grace is never coming back to us, but we never want her to be forgotten, and this would certainly make sure she is remembered for ever.
'Our hope is it would help her be remembered as the wonderful person that she was, and not just for the horrendous fate she suffered.'
Dr Kumar said the bravery his daughter showed was 'incredible for a young girl'.
'The accolade would be an example to every other young person,' he said.
Tory MP Marco Longhi said Grace had shown 'selfless bravery' and he backed calls for her to be given the George Cross.
'This would be a fitting tribute to her and it would be a fitting legacy for her heroism,' he said.
University students Grace and Barney, were stabbed to death by paranoid schizophrenic Calocane while walking home from a night out in Nottingham just after 4am on June 13 last year.
The George Cross is the highest civilian award for acts of 'the greatest heroism or of the most courage in circumstances of extreme danger'
Grace's grief-stricken parents Dr Sanjoy Kumar and Sinead O'Malley say the award would be a remarkable acknowledgement of her bravery
Calocane was handed a hospital order for manslaughter by diminished responsibility after Nottingham Crown Court heard he had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia
Calocane then repeatedly knifed 65-year-old caretaker Ian Coates and leaving him for dead before stealing his van which he used to ram into three other people. They all survived.
Calocane was handed a hospital order for manslaughter by diminished responsibility after Nottingham Crown Court heard he had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
It comes after it was revealed last week that police officers posted in a WhatsApp group that the Nottingham attack victims were 'properly butchered' in an appalling remark.
Nottinghamshire Police are sacking staff on the down-low over misconduct linked to the murders of students Barnaby and Grace, The Times reported.
Officers messaged on WhatsApp to describe how both of the innocent 19-year-olds were 'properly butchered' in a work group chat.
Emma Webber, Barnaby's mother, has spoken out because the Chief Constable Kate Maynell - whose son was in the group chat - refused to pass on a letter explaining the effect of the language of 'excited urgency of spreading big news'.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Universal Unfoldings news portal”。http://malta.downmusic.org/article-44e599435.html
Related articles
Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week's election?
travelJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma was barred Monday from running for Par ...
【travel】
Read moreBridges across the US that suffered same fate as Francis Scott Key in Baltimore
travelIn the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge's shocking pre-dawn collapse, engineers are revealing th ...
【travel】
Read moreWhy Jimmy Mitchell's happy snap of his family boarding a plane saw him booted from a Jetstar flight
travelA young father-of-two has revealed how he was temporarily kicked off a Jetstar flight after an incid ...
【travel】
Read more
Popular articles
- Justin Timberlake set to bring his The Forget Tomorrow World Tour to Australia in 2025
- United Airlines flight is forced to DIVERT after a dog POOPED in first class aisle
- Inside Thailand's last untouched island: Empty beaches, authentic villages, mangrove forests
- HKFP Lens: Hong Kong press group announces winners of annual news photo contest
- Julian Assange's five
- Dividend hero SAINT's manager on the best shares for income and growth
Latest articles
Culture festival showcases integration
I discovered that living in this five
Inside Thailand's last untouched island: Empty beaches, authentic villages, mangrove forests
Exquisite suites and unrivalled experiences
OpenAI pauses ChatGPT voice after Scarlett Johansson comparisons
Do you live near one? Interactive map reveals the locations of England's 400,000 heritage sites
LINKS
- Bankruptcies in Japan rise for 19th month
- Princesses Maria Carolina, 20, and Maria Chiara of Bourbon
- Denver beats Boston College 2
- Indian gov't orders probe in parliament security breach incident
- Stabbing at Sydney mall kills 6 before suspect is shot dead, police say
- Putin announces plans to run for president in 2024
- Columbus, Real Salt Lake play to scoreless draw
- Sri Lanka witnesses rise in dengue cases with over 10,000 reported in December
- China's central bank to enhance implementation of monetary policies
- Chinese firm obtains country's 1st passenger drone production certificate