RESIDENTS of Crumpsall joined together for special prayers yesterday for Stephen Oake.

More than 100 parishioners were at St Mary with St Matthew's Church to hear the Rev Anne-Marie Bird dedicate the first half of the service to Dc Oake.

She said: "The touch of terrorism on Crumpsall and his death in our community has affected us deeply."

Her address was followed by a period of silence, then children were invited to light a candle in memory of Dc Oake. It was on a table by a photograph of the detective and his family.

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