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Community leaders call for unity and peace at the funeral of the man whose fatal shooting by police sparked riots in August

Up to 1,000 people joined a funeral procession

the streets of Tottenham on Friday for the funeral of Mark Duggan, the man whose shooting by police sparked riots and unrest of the imitation in the towns and cities in England.

traveled by car and walk to the house of the parents Duggan Broadwater Farm in north London, where he grew up, stopping here to watch a short and emotional religious service. Then the extraordinary procession, walking the streets again for a funeral. One voice singing I Fly Away, and white balloons were released into the air.

police mounted a "low visibility" operation. There were uniformed police officers to help traffic, but thousands of people took place in the vicinity of contingency.

After weeks of speculation about Duggan and his character, and questions about the exact circumstances of his murder, community leaders joined the friends of the victim and his family for what has been interpreted by many to be a replica of the portrait drawn of him and the farm community through the Broadwater.

"We reject the stigma that was placed in the family and community," said the Reverend Nims Obunge the congregation.

"that mothers do not come to bury their son. What parents do not come to mourn the graves of their children. We have been labeled, marginalized, stigmatized, but today we are together .

"We say no, not more. Stop it. We take the death of Mark to show that there is something wrong. We pray that his death not be in vain, that we learn what need to learn and we have a future that is ours to keep. "

Scott Stafford, head of the community, said the circumstances surrounding the death of Duggan had forced the community to unite. "We believe there is justice, not only us," he said. "This is a community that is tired of the battle. I have known four people in my life who have died in these circumstances. We will make you a sense of unity. If there must be a monument to mark is that our young people to join and stick. '

The religious service was held at the Pentecostal Church of God in the New Testament in Wood Green, an area also marked by riots last month. Mourners heard a wedding tribute Duggan, Semon Brown. He was, said, "My first love, we laugh together and cry together as we face all the trials and tribulations we've had our ups and downs, but I had always loved me four beautiful children ...."

There were emotional scenes as Donna Martin Duggan cousin started a compliment. "I will find it difficult," he said. Mark was like "balance, balance", meaning "the same'."

At that time, she was overcome and seemed unable to continue. The articles of the congregation drove him to the proper expression Duggan, "balance, balance." Duggan said she had a job at Stansted Airport and has recently submitted an application to become a firefighter " obviously thinking about how I could help others. "

She said there was a strong positive relationship with the local children. "They were encouraged to participate in many activities and tell them they are wrong and how to fix it next time. It was a big kid himself."

Duggan said, "has always been seen as a peacemaker."

was "asking if dinner was ready. It was the last time I spoke with her."

Among the family was her aunt Karen Hall. "I was the first person to see it come to this world. Mark had known it was not Al Capone. It's a normal guy. No fire Treaty on the police, "he said.
Bishop Frimpong Manson Mark said he knew from childhood. "He was like my son and I was angry when I read what was said about him because he was bad. I know some young people in trouble. Nobody is perfect. But it was just a normal guy. I could see the family and said. "Nobody is telling us about what happened with Mark would be happy to lose a child and find that no one is talking about?" he said.

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