Hundreds of protesters jam Martin Place to hear slain teen Thomas Kelly's father Ralph address anti-violence rally HUNDREDS of protesters, holding up signs and enthusiastically applauding speakers, have flocked to a public rally against violence in the Sydney CBD. By the halfway mark of the event, which was due to run from midday to 2.30pm, Martin Place was filling up with citizens concerned by violence on Sydney's streets. Ralph Kelly, the father of slain teenager Thomas Kelly, was one of the featured speakers scheduled to address the Enough is Enough Anti Violence Movement at lunchtime. There is anger over the sentence handed to Kieran Loveridge (left) for the death of Thomas Kelly Source: News Limited Loveridge was jailed for five years and two months but the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions will appeal the sentence on the grounds that it is manifestly inadequate. The authorities were expecting a large number of people to attend the rally, which police expect to be peaceful, at Martin Place between midday and 2.30pm. Ralph and Kathy Kelly, the parents of King hit victim Thomas Kelly.