The tragic death that brought a community together
News of people being killed in knife attacks recurs with tragic regularity, but the reports rarely touch on the impact on the victim’s family and friends. This article sets out to understand these ripple effects some perhaps expected, others likely not and explore the case of Russell “Barty” Brown, who was stabbed to death in Bethnal Green, east London, in September 2016.
“I remember thinking ‘wow, oh my God!’”
Barty wasn’t a celebrity, but more than 700 people celebrated the life of this ordinary young man
When Emma Brown got up to speak at her brother’s funeral, it was the first time she saw the congregation. And what she saw shocked her.