Background
Morley was famously known in the gay community of London as "Sinders". He was a manager at the Admiral Duncan pub when it was the target of a nail bomb attack in 1999 as part of the attacks against London's minorities by David Copeland. Morley suffered burns during the attack but it was reported he continued to help others in the area despite his own injuries.
At the time of his death he was working at another gay bar, Bromptons, located in Earls Court.
Read more about this topic: David Morley (barman)
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