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2023-12-01 14:11:37 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FA6480CF91320177D57A7B34F6931D5FACD522EBE79DA1636316F6A072300B93
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Anthony Walker was murdered in a racist attack. Michael Barton, one of the killers, shouted racist abuse at the victim before committing the attack. When passing life sentences, the judge described the attack as a "racist attack of a type poisonous to any civilised society". https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jul/20/racism-is-killing-our-children-gee-walker-on-the-of-her-beloved-son-anthony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Anthony_Walker
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