The father of Grace O’Malley-Kumar has told students to “look out for each other” at a vigil for the victims of the Nottingham attacks.
With Barnaby Webber’s father placing his hand on his shoulder, Sanjoy Kumar said: “You all touched her lives, and hence ours. You will never be forgotten, by us certainly.”
He said it “should never happen to any parent” – but told students: “Thank you for the things you did for our daughter and Barnaby. And look out for each other…”
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David Webber told mourners: “I’m lost for words. I’ve lost my baby boy”.
He said Barnaby “loved it” at university and “couldn’t wait to come back”
Friends of the two 19-year-olds joined the family and campus staff at the vigil at Nottingham University.
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Members of the sports teams they belonged to were also there and laid flowers.
There was even a moment of laughter among the tears, as Mr Kumar spoke of trying to persuade his daughter to come back home to visit.
“Grace was also like Barnaby, she loved coming up to Nottingham – in fact we couldn’t get her down,” he said.
“I said to her last week ‘come down’ and she well, after she’s had a few more sessions. I used to call them her crisis meetings.”
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The pair were stabbed to death in the street in the early hours of Tuesday, along with 65-year-old school caretaker Ian Coates.
His van was stolen and used to drive into people in the city centre, leaving one person in a critical condition.
A 31-year-old man is being held on suspicion of murder and police say they have an “open mind” on the motive.
