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Football tribute to attack victim | Football tribute to attack victim |
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A benefit concert and football match have taken place in memory of a woman who was attacked in a park. | |
Sophie Lancaster, 20, died after she and her boyfriend Robert Maltby were attacked in Stubbylee Park in Bacup, Lancashire, on 11 August. | Sophie Lancaster, 20, died after she and her boyfriend Robert Maltby were attacked in Stubbylee Park in Bacup, Lancashire, on 11 August. |
Bacup Borough's home game against Abbey Hey was free but spectators were asked to make a donation. | |
Local bands played in the club's bar after the game to raise money for a fund set up in Ms Lancaster's memory. | |
Her family have set up a memorial fund called SOPHIE, which stands for Stamp Out Prejudice Hatred and Intolerance Everywhere. | |
Money donated to the fund will be used in different ways to celebrate her life. | |
Ms Lancaster was left with serious head and facial injuries after the attack and died on 24 August after falling into a coma. | Ms Lancaster was left with serious head and facial injuries after the attack and died on 24 August after falling into a coma. |
Five youths, aged 15 to 17, are charged with her murder. | |
Her boyfriend was seriously injured but is now recovering at home. | Her boyfriend was seriously injured but is now recovering at home. |
Another memorial concert has been planned in Rawtenstall, for the eve of what would have been Sophie's 21st birthday on 25 November. | Another memorial concert has been planned in Rawtenstall, for the eve of what would have been Sophie's 21st birthday on 25 November. |