A PEACEFUL vigil for schoolboy race murder victim Kriss Donald has been cancelled – amid fears it would spark trouble.
Former English Defence League boss Tommy Robinson was set to join loved ones at the memorial bench where the 15-year-old was brutally murdered in Glasgow 20 years ago this week.
But the victim’s family has requested it doesn’t go ahead.
It comes after a relative claimed in a video with Robinson that a request for a silent walk through the city had been knocked back by the council – something the local authority denies.
The woman also stated that a petition had been started asking the UK Government to never free the schoolboy’s killers after it emerged one is set for possible release.
But a post from Robinson’s X account later stated: “You may have noticed the recent video of Tommy speaking to the family of Kriss Donald is no longer available. There is a good reason for this.
“Since the publication of the video and the petition Kriss’s family have been extremely stressed, which is understandable given the 20th anniversary of his brutal murder is only days away.
“It is also understandable given the fact that one of his unrepentant killers will be released soon, they are scared.
“So, although unfortunate (but understandable), the silent walk and vigil for Kriss has been cancelled at the request of his family.
“We ask you to understand and respect the family’s wishes at this very difficult time, as we have.”
Innocent Kriss was grabbed off the street at random in March 2004 because he was white by a group of Asian men in their 20s led by Imran ‘Baldy’ Shahid.
The horrific murder came after street gang leader Baldy was bottled by a white rival in a nightclub attack.
The schoolboy was taken on a 200-mile terror drive to Dundee and back before being stabbed 13 times.
He was doused in petrol and set on fire while still alive and his body dumped on the Clyde Walkway.
Ringleader Imran Shahid is serving at least 25 years for murder before he can apply for parole.
His brother Zeeshan ‘Crazy’ Shahid got a minimum of 23 years, while pal Mohammed Faisal Mushtaq was caged for at least 22 years.
Accomplice Daanish Zahid got a minimum of 17 years and then an extra six added later when he was convicted of lying in court.
A judge told the three murderers that their “wholly innocent” victim suffered “extreme terror” and “agony beyond imagining” before he died.
The relative – believed to be an aunt of Kriss – says she had approached the council about staging a silent walk on Friday.
She said: “The response was under no circumstance are we allowed to do anything because it would entice racial hate, fighting and arguing.
“We want to do a quiet, respectful, peaceful walk, on Kriss’s anniversary to be told if we turn up we’ll be done with breach of the peace.”
Standing next to Kriss’s memorial bench with Robinson she added: “All I’m asking for is people to come here. It’s a nature walk, there’s nothing we can upset.
“Walk along, keep quiet, nice and peaceful just for Kriss and his family. Everybody must understand how would you feel if it was someone you knew or if it was your boy or nephew.”
But now there are no public commemorative events planned following Angela’s request.
It comes as the female relative revealed one of the killers – Daanish Zahid – is set for a parole hearing, despite his earliest release date down as 2027.
She said: “We’ve been told by a parole officer that Daanish is getting out early.
“But we don’t know when and how early. But he’s getting out early. He’s got a family to come home to, he’s got a job to start, he’s got a life.
“We kept getting spoken down to, ‘You are not the victims, Kriss was the victim’. The family were told keep your mouth shut and deal with it.”
And she explained why people should sign the petition begging for Kriss’s killers to never be released.
She said: “To help back the family, give them support, give them some backbone, give them security back.
“So they’re not sitting waiting for that dreaded phone call saying there’s another one out.
“Never let them out. They’re dangerous.”
A Glasgow City Council spokesperson said: “We did not receive any notification regarding a walk or other public procession.”
The Parole Board has been contacted for comment.