Supporters marched in their thousands on the way to the club’s first home game since the death of their owner.
Leicester City fans and players marked the club’s first home game since the death of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha with a march from the city centre to the King Power stadium.
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Supporters marched in their thousands on the way to the club’s first home game since the death of their owner.
Lee Chapman, a Leicester fan and Jamie Vardy lookalike, was one of those promoting the march, which was organised by Jake Boyle, James Bone, Glenn Murphy, Craig Elliot, Glenn Murphy, Diane Barlow and Gary Jaques.
And it wasn’t just Leicester fans on the walk – from all over the country, and even overseas, fans joined to pay tribute to Srivaddhanaprabha, Kaveporn Punpare, Nusara Suknamai, pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz who all lost their lives in the accident.
Meanwhile Jamie Barnes, 28, a lifelong Leicester fan, said the atmosphere was nervy to begin with, but developed into a celebration of Srivaddhanaprabha’s life and contribution to the club and city.
“There were a few people up on the balcony of a hotel who started singing, everyone joined in and it seemed to settle a few nerves. It felt good to sing loud and proud.
Led by Harry Maguire, James Maddison, Andy King and Hamza Choudhury, thousands of fans attended the 5000-1 march, named after the odds of the Foxes winning the Premier League in 2016.
Leicester played out a 0-0 draw against Burnley after the march, but the game faded into the background on an extraordinary day of tributes.
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Lee Chapman, a Leicester fan and Jamie Vardy lookalike, was one of those promoting the march, which was organised by Jake Boyle, James Bone, Glenn Murphy, Craig Elliot, Glenn Murphy, Diane Barlow and Gary Jaques.
He told the Press Association that the support from people who weren’t even attending the game was overwhelming.
“The atmosphere was absolutely amazing,” Chapman said. “It’s just overwhelming support, including the fans that travelled here that didn’t even have tickets to the game, they travelled here just to celebrate this man that changed not just the club but the city as well.
“He donated money to charities, to hospitals, and that hit me hard as well, because my son’s been poorly. I’ve been in the hospital recently and I’ve seen the Foxes Foundation plastered all over the wall because of Vichai.”
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And it wasn’t just Leicester fans on the walk – from all over the country, and even overseas, fans joined to pay tribute to Srivaddhanaprabha, Kaveporn Punpare, Nusara Suknamai, pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz who all lost their lives in the accident.
“The away fans were absolutely brilliant,” said Chapman. “It wasn’t just Burnley fans here, there were Charlton fans, Southampton fans, Liverpool fans, fans from Cardiff I think.
“I even met a fan from Porto today, because of the Champions League when they came over here.”
Another Leicester fan, who had suffered a bereavement of his own, told the Press Association that being on the march “felt like I was with family”.
Meanwhile Jamie Barnes, 28, a lifelong Leicester fan, said the atmosphere was nervy to begin with, but developed into a celebration of Srivaddhanaprabha’s life and contribution to the club and city.
“For a start, it all felt quite nervy, not really knowing what to do or how to act, but keen to show my respect,” said Barnes.
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“There were a few people up on the balcony of a hotel who started singing, everyone joined in and it seemed to settle a few nerves. It felt good to sing loud and proud.
“When we got walking the mood was good. I shook hands with a Nottingham Forest fan who joined the walk wearing his colours, as well as a Manchester United fan.
“It was an atmosphere I’d never really experienced before. Everyone was so full of life and so proud to be a part of what was taking place.”
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SYDNEY (AP) — The people killed and wounded by an assailant at a Sydney shopping mall were mostly women.
A police officer shot and killed the man who had attacked people at the busy Westfield Bondi Junction mall, and his family said he had a long history of schizophrenia, lacked social skills and had a fascination with knives. Police said their investigation would include why he targeted women and avoided men during his attack.
Those killed were five women and one man. Twelve people were wounded, and police said they mostly were female.
Here’s some information on those killed.
Friends and family of 38-year-old osteopath Ashlee Good remembered her as a “beautiful mother, daughter, sister, partner, friend” and an “all-round outstanding human."
Good's 9-month-old daughter was wounded and was in serious but stable condition in a hospital Monday.
Good reportedly passed her baby to two strangers nearby before she lost consciousness. “To the two men who held and cared for our baby when Ashlee could not — words cannot express our gratitude,” the family's statement read.
Good's father, Kerry Good, is a former Australian Rules football player and a current board member of the North Melbourne AFL club. In honor of Ashlee, the club wore black armbands in its match on Sunday.
Dawn Singleton was the 25-year-old daughter of well-known businessman John Singleton.
She worked as an e-commerce assistant for a women's fashion outlet in Sydney, which said in a social media post they had “not only lost an employee but someone special to us who felt like a family member.”
“Dawn was a sweet, kind hearted person who had her whole life ahead of her. She was really amazing," White Fox Boutique said in an Instagram post.
“We send our love and deepest condolences to her partner, the Singleton family and her friends.”
Singleton's LinkedIn profile says she was a communications graduate from the University of Technology, Sydney and had worked at the trendy fashion line since 2020.
She was soon to be married to her police officer partner.
The only male killed was Faraz Tahir, a 30-year-old Pakistani refugee who worked at the mall as a security guard.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Australia said Faraz had been in Australia for less than a year and was a “cherished member of our community” and was a dedicated security guard who tragically lost his life while serving the public during this attack.
“He quickly became an integral part of our community, known for his unwavering dedication and kindness,” the organization said in a statement.
It also said Faraz contributed to charitable endeavors supporting Muslim youth in Sydney.
Faraz was credited with trying to stop the attack.
“We are devastated by Faraz’s passing and recognise our team member’s bravery and role as a first responder,” Elliott Rusanow, CEO of the mall owner Scentre Group, said in a statement to Nine News. “Another member of our security team was injured and remains in hospital.”
Jade Young, 47, was a mother of two who had been an architect for more than two decades.
Young lived in Bellevue Hill, an eastern Sydney suburb near the shopping mall, and was a volunteer member of the Bronte Surf Life Saving Club.
“I sadly have to report that a Bronte SLSC member, Jade Young, lost her life during the tragic events in Bondi Junction yesterday,” the club said in a statement to Nine News.
“Some of you might have known Jade as she and her family have been active in youth education."
Pikria Darchia, 55, was named as the fifth victim late Sunday.
According to Darchia's profile on professional networking site LinkedIn, she was an artist and had worked as a designer for 10 years in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Prior to that she had finished a masters degree in performance art at the Tbilisi State Academy of Art.
In Australia, she studied business administration. Darchia's profile said she spoke English, Russian and Georgian.
Further details about her have not been released, and her family has requested privacy.
Yixuan Cheng, a Chinese graduate student, was the final victim to be identified Monday.
Chinese news service Sydney Today reported the 27-year-old was studying for a master's degree in economics at the University of Sydney.
The report said she had called her fiance in China, who has only been identified as Wang, just minutes before the attack.
“She happily talked to me on the phone at around 3 p.m. She even tried on clothes for me to see,” Wang said.
After the attack, Wang said he had tried to call Cheng “day and night, but there was no contact at all."
The family spent the next 24 hours watching news of the attack in hope of an update, before receiving the heartbreaking news of her death.
Wang said the pair had planned to marry after Cheng graduated.
The Sydney Opera House is illuminated with a black ribbon Monday, April 15, 2024, as part of the national day of mourning following the stabbing deaths of several people at a shopping mall in Sydney's East on April 13. Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed several people to death in a busy Sydney shopping mall and injured more than a dozen others targeted women while avoiding men. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
In this undated photo provided by the family of Jade Young and distributed by the New South Wales Police Jade Young holds a dog at an unknown location. Young, 47, was killed in a deadly attack at a Sydney shopping center on Saturday, April 13, 2024. (Courtesy of Young Family/NSW Police via AP)
A note is attached to flowers at a tribute near a crime scene at Bondi Junction in Sydney, Monday, April 15, 2024, after several people were stabbed to death at a shopping, Saturday April 13. Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed multiple people to death in a busy Sydney shopping mall and injured more than a dozen others targeted women while avoiding men. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
A man places flowers as a tribute near a crime scene at Bondi Junction in Sydney, Monday, April 15, 2024, after several people were stabbed to death at a shopping on April 13. Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed several people to death in a busy Sydney shopping mall and injured more than a dozen others targeted women while avoiding men, a police commissioner said on Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
In this undated photo provided by the family of Jade Young and distributed by the New South Wales Police Jade Young holds a dog at an unknown location. Young, 47, was killed in a deadly attack at a Sydney shopping center on Saturday, April 13, 2024. (Courtesy of Young Family/NSW Police via AP)
