I was shocked this morning to stumble across the news (which made it onto the media in Ireland) of the horrific events in Nottingham in the early hours of this morning that left three people dead. Only later was it revealed that two of those dead were students at the University of Nottingham. This must be a very difficult time for the whole community in Nottingham and particularly the University. My thoughts are with everyone affected by these events, especially those who were injured or otherwise traumatized, and I send sincere condolences to the bereaved.
RTÉ put up this graphic showing the locations involved:
I lived in Nottingham and worked at the University of Nottingham for about eight years (from 1999 until 2007) . The locations shown are much closer to the City Centre than either the University campus or where I lived (in Beeston), both of which are off the map downwards and to the left. Despite this, and the fact that I haven’t been there for some time, I remember the area well enough to be shaken by the thought of things like this happening in such a familiar place. It must be much more difficult for those more directly affected.
I think the two students were found dead at Ilkeston Road in the early hours of this morning, but the rest of the picture of what happened remains very confused. It does no good to speculate on social media – as many are sadly doing – about the details or the motivation for the violence and mayhem. We’ll find out the truth in due course.
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