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Dave Himelfield

Who David Oluwale was, how he died and the Leeds police racism linked to his death

A blue plaque commemorating the heartbreaking death of David Oluwale was stolen hours after it was installed on Leeds Bridge in an act police are treating as a hate crime.

A temporary memorial to David was taped in its place. A few hours later it was vandalised.

You'd think by this swift, brutal response that David was a controversial figure, like say, slaver Edward Colston. David Oluwale was not.

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