Inglorious Goodwood limits drinking to four pints
Racegoers like these men at Royal Ascot have been frequently involved in brawls A MOTHER and young daughter trapped in the Grenfell Tower inferno died holding each other tight, their family has revealed.
Amal Ahmedin, 35, and threeyear- old Amaya Tuccu- Ahmedin were found lying next to each other on the 23rd floor lobby.
The Grenfell public inquiry heard yesterday that Ms Ahmedin’s husband Mohamednur Tuccu, 44, also died after the blaze on June 14 last year. His body was discovered by the nearby leisure centre.
The fire also claimed the life of Amna Mahmud Idris – one of Ms Ahmedin’s cousins. The 27- year- old was visiting her family when the blaze broke out.
Ms Ahmedin’s sister, Winta, broke down as she recalled how much she had been looking forward to see her niece Amaya grow up into an “amazing” person.
She told the inquiry how her sister – who used to share a bedroom with her when they were growing up – would hold her tightly whenever she had bad dreams.
She said: “I would hold her ( Amaya) tight just like Amal did to me when I was a kid.
“And that’s where they were when they were burned alive, holding each other tight trying to squeeze the nightmare away.
“To this day and the rest of my life, I will never accept that they are gone and I will never be able to see them again. I will never be able to feel their warmth, loving hearts.
“I will continue planning Amaya’s life – what she would be doing today, tomorrow, her 10th birthday, her their kind and GLORIOUS Goodwood has been forced to crack down on rowdy behaviour after a mass brawl left six people in hospital.
Fans of the sport of kings will now be rationed to four pints of beer a day, the West Sussex racecourse said yesterday.
Security has also been stepped up after shocking video footage of the violence earlier this month.
Images showed a man being kicked in the head as he lay helpless.
Zero tolerance measures taken to ensure spectators concentrate on the horses rather than on fighting among themselves include having police with sniffer dogs at every fixture.
Security teams will be in place for the three days of Glorious Goodwood at the end of July, which has been a key date in the Queen’s calendar.
The violence at Goodwood was among a series of high- profile racecourse incidents recently.
A brawl at Ascot occurred just days later when two groups of men fought while drunken behaviour was seen on and off the course. 18th, her 21st and the rest of her life. We all miss them so much.”
Winta, whose last name was not given, said “cheeky” Amaya was the love of her sister’s life. “Motherhood A man is kicked in the head in a brawl at Goodwood this month