Norfolk cathedral bells tribute to Ipswich stabbing victim

Raymond James Quigley, from Wymondham, died after being fatally stabbed on the busy Westgate Street shopping street on January 17 this year.

He was 18 years old at the time of his death.

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To mark his July 8 birthday the bells were specially rung at both Wymondham Abbey and St John's Catholic Cathedral in Norwich on Saturday.

The bells were rung 18 times at The Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich (Image: Newsquest)

The bells could be heard for 45 minutes across Wymondham town centre in the morning as the Abbey said its bellringers had “willingly agreed” to ring a quarter peal with six bells to mark a “life cut tragically short”.

The bells in Norwich were rung 18 times at 5pm.

Ahead of the event, Mr Quigley's sister, on behalf of his family, paid tribute to her late brother's birthday and thanked the Abbey and Cathedral for their generosity.

"Our hearts are genuinely broken. You may be gone, but you will never be tarnished, you will shine bright forever, and we will forever hear you every time the bells chime. Rest up there, baby boy,” she said.

Raymond James Quigley, from Wymondham, died after being stabbed in Ipswich on January 17 (Image: Suffolk Constabulary)

"There are so many people missing you. All of our family and friends will never forget you.”

Church bells were previously rung at churches in Wymondham for the funeral of the teenager in March.

READ MORE: Two more arrests after Raymond James Quigley murder

Last month police arrested two more people in connection with Mr Quigley's death including an 18-year-old man from Norwich and a 16-year-old boy from the Fenland area of Cambridgeshire on suspicion of murder.

Joshua Howell, of Wellington Street in Ipswich, and Alfie Hammett, of Larkhill Rise, Rushmere St Andrew, have both been charged and appeared in court where they pleaded not guilty to murder.

They are both 18 but Howell was 17 at the time of the incident.