Malachy's Run for uncle RJ

Hi, I am setting this go fund me for my son who will be running in the Richmond Park marathon Half run 5k on the 5th of October.

This is a very amazing boy running with his older brother who has been through anxiety and emotional difficulties after losing his uncle to a homocide incident.

James and Malachy were so close in age and grew up more or less together in early years he was such a doting little uncle always brought sweets for Malachy from the minute he got his pocket money. Malachy loved his uncle unconditionally and looked up to him.

On the 17th of January 2023 Malachys uncle was attacked in Ipswich on Westgate street by two men Alfie Hammett and Joshua Howell who Had murdered James leaving 4 stab wounds to his torso. This had happened in board day light in front of many age ranging from elderly to children it was hideous.

Our family has never ever been the same without James and never will be I have watched my whole family crumble including my Children also Malachy an 11 year old boy at the time has had to watch his uncle all over social media and see the attack, watch the traumatic affect it has been on his family and having to deal with his own feelings this is not normal for a child to watch and have to come to terms with.

So Malachy has decided to run in honour of his Uncle RJ to raise money for bleed kits.

These bleed kits:

Bleed Control Kit is a specially designed emergency medical kit that offers swift access to essential medical tools for first responders from the general public to manage life-threatening bleeding until professional medical help arrives. Every year, lives are lost due to traumatic bleeding, some of which could have been prevented with timely access to the right equipment.

Every minute matters before the emergency services arrive so I feel it is very important to get these kits out in as many places as we can.

Malachy's Words " If I could have helped my uncle I would have but I just couldn't but by doing this run I can help save others an try to make him proud and my family around me. Family is important and I love my family "