Vigil against hate crime in Trafalgar Square on Friday 30th October in memory of Ian Baynham

A candelit vigil will be taking place in Trafalgar Square, Central London on Friday 30th October opposing hate crime.

Ian Baynham, from south-east London was attacked there last month in a homophobic assualt, dying in hospital.

Organiser Ian Healey told the News Shopper: "I'm angry that another person has been killed, and for all the pain and grief that this will cause his friends and family for years to come.

“I think it's important that his death is not in vain and that it provokes us all to do what we can to try and prevent this happening again."

The vigil starts at 8pm, with a two minuite silence at 9pm. The Gay Men's Chorus will be singing and the London Gay Wind Symphony Band will be playing, while Sandi Totsvig will be compering. It ends at 10pm.

Nearest tube is Charing Cross, on the Bakerloo and Northern lines, and other tubes and bus routes are nearby.

Paul Birrell, Chair of PrideLondon told Gay UK News: "I am sickened and saddened by this needless death. This is the fourth homophobic murder in London in the last 12 months and this has to stop!

"I am confident the Metropolitan Police will bring Ian's killers to justice and we will offer them any and all assistance in doing so. I urge Londoners to join us in Trafalgar Square on Friday, 30th October to remember Ian"