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§ Ms Beverley Hughes (Stretford and Urmston)This is a petition from the family and friends of Mr. Nick Centi, the residents of my constituency and people in the wider locality around Manchester city centre. It concerns the brutal murder of Mr. Centi, an innocent young man who stopped to assist during an argument in the city centre. He was attempting to be a peacemaker, but was killed in a mindless incident of unprovoked violence, which the petitioners believe is all too common in our city centre. So far, 720 people have signed the petition, which reads:
The petitioners therefore request that the Secretary of State for the Home Department brings forward measures to improve the safety of city centres, strong action against those who commit violence on the streets, and tougher laws against violent crime.
§ To lie upon the Table.