The bells of two Ipswich churches will toll 18 times for the anniversary of the 18-year-old victim of a town centre stabbing.
Ipswich’s town and civic church, St Mary le Tower, as well as the parish church of St Mary at the Elms, will mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Raymond James Quigley on Wednesday (January 17) at 3.35pm.
Both churches tolled their bells, in the same fashion, a week following the murder.
Following a request from Mr Quigley's family, the churches will commemorate the incident again this year.
Reverend Tom Mumford, vicar of St Mary le Tower, said the act will also acknowledge the grief and trauma brought about by knife crime.
Reverend Mumford said: “My prayers are with James’ family and all who have been caught up in this horrific event.
"He was only 18. Nobody, let alone people of that age, should not be getting caught up in this sort of violence.
"We are tolling our bells at the request of his family as a mark of respect, but also as a way of acknowledging and reflecting on the horrors of knife crime.
"This should be a wake up call for everyone involved in this sort of violence.”
Officers were called at 3.35pm on January 17 last year to reports that a man had been stabbed in Westgate Street.
The victim was later named as Raymond James Quigley from Wymondham in Norfolk.
A Home Office post-mortem examination concluded that Mr Quigley sustained four stab wounds to his torso and died as a result of his injuries.
Alfie Hammett, 19, and Joshua Howell, 18, have both been charged with the murder, as well as possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
Hammett, of Larkhill Rise, Rushmere St Andrew, and Howell, of Wellington Street, Ipswich, both deny the charges. Howell pled guilty on Thursday to carrying an offensive weapon.
The trial is underway in Ipswich Crown Court.
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