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Bikers to honour Nottingham attack victim Grace O'Malley-Kumar Bikers to honour Nottingham attack victim Grace O'Malley-Kumar
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Grace O'Malley-Kumar enjoyed riding her Vespa scooterGrace O'Malley-Kumar enjoyed riding her Vespa scooter
Motorcycle enthusiasts are due to gather in memory of a 19-year-old student killed in the Nottingham attacks.Motorcycle enthusiasts are due to gather in memory of a 19-year-old student killed in the Nottingham attacks.
The event, in Harlow, Essex, will raise money for the Grace O'Malley-Kumar Foundation on 1 June.The event, in Harlow, Essex, will raise money for the Grace O'Malley-Kumar Foundation on 1 June.
Miss O'Malley-Kumar, who once played cricket for Essex, was fatally stabbed along with Barnaby Webber, 19, and 65-year-old Ian Coates in June 2023. Miss O'Malley-Kumar was fatally stabbed along with Barnaby Webber, 19, and 65-year-old Ian Coates in June 2023.
Event organiser Dave Merry, a family friend of the University of Nottingham student, said: "I'm doing my part to keep her memory alive."Event organiser Dave Merry, a family friend of the University of Nottingham student, said: "I'm doing my part to keep her memory alive."
Bikers have been encouraged to meet at ITS tool shop in Edinburgh Way, Harlow, at 11:00 BST.Bikers have been encouraged to meet at ITS tool shop in Edinburgh Way, Harlow, at 11:00 BST.
It will follow a similar ride out held in 2024, when hundreds of motorcyclists rode from Essex to Nottinghamshire.It will follow a similar ride out held in 2024, when hundreds of motorcyclists rode from Essex to Nottinghamshire.
Miss O'Malley-Kumar was from Woodford Green in east London and played youth cricket for Essex up to under-15 level.
A blood donation bike was named in Miss O'Malley-Kumar's honour in 2024A blood donation bike was named in Miss O'Malley-Kumar's honour in 2024
Nottinghamshire Blood Bikes, which presented Miss O'Malley-Kumar's family with a bike named in her honour last year, was invited again this year.Nottinghamshire Blood Bikes, which presented Miss O'Malley-Kumar's family with a bike named in her honour last year, was invited again this year.
"Hopefully it should be an amazing day," Mr Merry said. "We can turn what is a sad occasion into a fitting day.""Hopefully it should be an amazing day," Mr Merry said. "We can turn what is a sad occasion into a fitting day."
Miss O'Malley-Kumar's family have been raising money for causes she supported during her life.Miss O'Malley-Kumar's family have been raising money for causes she supported during her life.
Her father,Sanjoy Kumar was a police doctor who met Mr Merry, a Metropolitan Police officer, through his work.Her father,Sanjoy Kumar was a police doctor who met Mr Merry, a Metropolitan Police officer, through his work.
"Grace said she felt safe around me and I told her 'Grace, no matter what time of day, I'll always be there for you'," Mr Merry said."Grace said she felt safe around me and I told her 'Grace, no matter what time of day, I'll always be there for you'," Mr Merry said.
"But sadly on13 June I wasn't and that's just eaten at me. I think about it all the time, that I didn't fulfil that promise.""But sadly on13 June I wasn't and that's just eaten at me. I think about it all the time, that I didn't fulfil that promise."
Dave Merry, a Metropolitan Police officer, said organising the event was his way of saying sorry to Miss O'Malley-KumarDave Merry, a Metropolitan Police officer, said organising the event was his way of saying sorry to Miss O'Malley-Kumar
Mr Merry said Miss O'Malley-Kumar loved riding her Vespa scooter, and organising the event was his way of saying sorry.Mr Merry said Miss O'Malley-Kumar loved riding her Vespa scooter, and organising the event was his way of saying sorry.
"Whenever I met her she was always polite and a lovely young lady," he added."Whenever I met her she was always polite and a lovely young lady," he added.
"No matter what she did, she did it with her heart.""No matter what she did, she did it with her heart."
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