{"id":194029,"date":"2023-09-22T18:35:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=194029"},"modified":"2023-09-22T18:35:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:35:34","slug":"brother-of-grace-omalley-kumar-reveals-her-death-left-a-massive-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/world-news\/brother-of-grace-omalley-kumar-reveals-her-death-left-a-massive-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Brother of Grace O&apos;Malley-Kumar reveals her death left a &apos;massive gap&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Brother of 19-year-old Nottingham attack victim Grace O&#8217;Malley-Kumar reveals how her death has left a &#8216;massive gap&#8217; in their family &#8211; as memorial cricket match is held in memory of her and fellow teen who died<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Grace, 19, was killed in Nottingham City Centre during a night out in June 2023<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The brother of Grace O&#8217;Malley-Kumar, a 19-year-old among three people who died in the Nottingham attacks, reveals how the death of his older sister has left a &#8216;massive gap&#8217; in their family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Like a any student, Grace was on a night out in Nottingham City Centre to celebrate her end-of-year medical school exams at university, but her night came to a tragic end when she was brutally stabbed to death on June 13.<\/p>\n<p>James O&#8217;Malley-Kumar, 16, described Grace as &#8216;the best big sister I could have asked for,&#8217; adding that &#8216;it&#8217;s a privilege to say I&#8217;m her younger brother&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Younger brother James told NottinghamshireLIve: It&#8217;s been a rough few months but we&#8217;re taking everything day-by-day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/18\/72098983-0-Grace_Kumar_19_was_one_of_two_University_of_Nottingham_students_-a-12_1695403866275.jpg\" height=\"848\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Grace Kumar, 19, was one of two University of Nottingham students who was stabbed to death while walking home after a night out at 4am on June 13<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/18\/73474269-0-A_photograph_undated_issued_by_Nottinghamshire_Police_last_month-a-13_1695403872109.jpg\" height=\"507\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Grace pictured with (from left) her father Dr Sanjoy Kumar, her mother Sinead and her brother James<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She&#8217;s left a massive gap in our lives. Our loss is something that will never be filled. She was the best big sister I could have asked for, she was always looking out for me.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Her friends would constantly tell me how she was always talking about me, how proud she was of the things I had achieved. She&#8217;d always have my back, making sure that I learned from the mistakes she made in life. It&#8217;s a privilege to say I&#8217;m her younger brother.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Barnaby Webber, also 19, was also stabbed to death on the same night and 65-year-old school caretaker, Ian Coates was also killed later on in a separate location, in the early hours of the morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A memorial cricket match was held in the memory of Grace and Barnaby and organised by students earlier today, with the charity event receiving overwhelming support, selling around 900 tickets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Posting on the GoFundMe page for the event, James said: &#8216;As a family, we were all so incredibly proud of Grace\u2019s achievements and what a truly lovely person she was.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She was resilient and wise beyond her years. Grace was so happy in life fulfilling her ambition of studying to become a doctor whilst playing topflight hockey at the University of Nottingham.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She leaves behind devastated and heartbroken extended family and friends but we all feel compelled that something good must come from the loss of Grace&#8217;s life.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Economics student,\u00a0Kabelan Mangaleswaran,19, who took part in the event, was Grace&#8217;s childhood friend and later met Barnaby through the university cricket team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/18\/72136245-0-Friend_and_youth_England_hockey_star_Grace_died_trying_to_save_B-a-14_1695403885295.jpg\" height=\"898\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Grace was studying to become a doctor whilst playing topflight hockey at the University of Nottingham<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/18\/73470165-0-The_coffin_of_Grace_O_Malley_Kumar_is_carried_from_her_funeral_a-a-15_1695403894822.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The coffin of Grace O&#8217;Malley-Kumar was carried by her brother James (pictured: front-left) from her funeral at Westminster Cathedral<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/18\/72136259-0-Barnaby_Webber_a_gifted_cricketer_who_was_in_his_first_year_of_u-a-16_1695403899536.jpg\" height=\"847\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Barnaby Webber, a gifted cricketer who was in his first year of university, was one of two students killed in the attack<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/18\/72122009-0-Mr_Coates_worked_at_Huntington_Academy_a_primary_school_in_the_c-a-17_1695403903253.jpg\" height=\"713\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mr Coates worked at Huntington Academy, a primary school in the city, and was described this morning as a &#8216;beloved and respected&#8217; member of staff<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mangaleswaran said: &#8216;Grace was the most loving, selfless person you would ever meet,&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He added:\u00a0&#8216;But also she had that very bubbly and fun side to her. Any time she would walk into a room she could very easily light up the mood with a lovely smile or with some of her corny jokes.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The economics student described\u00a0Barnaby as a &#8216;very fun and very popular character in the cricket club and amongst our friends&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;He was also someone who could very easily light up the room and crack a joke and change the vibe and the atmosphere of the room very quickly.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds from the fundraiser, which raised \u00a311,000 in less than 24 hours, and has so far totaled\u00a0\u00a341,322, will be going towards an official &#8216;Grace O&#8217;Malley-Kumar Foundation&#8217;, which &#8216;will be created and donations will be used to further all that Grace supported and felt she would like to help with&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12550517\/Nottingham-attack-victim-Grace-OMalley-Kumar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brother of 19-year-old Nottingham attack victim Grace O&#8217;Malley-Kumar reveals how her death has left a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":194028,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28134],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Brother of Grace O&amp;apos;Malley-Kumar reveals her death left a &amp;apos;massive gap&amp;apos; 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