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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

‘Always ready with a smile’: family and friends pay tribute to slain paramedic Steven Tougher

NSW ambulance paramedic Steven Tougher
‘Steven’s compassion touched the lives of so many’: Steven Tougher’s wife, Madison, parents and sister have released a statement a day after the ambulance paramedic was fatally stabbed. Photograph: Supplied by the Tougher family

Steven Tougher has been remembered as a man “always ready with a smile”, who touched and bettered the lives of those around him before his was cut drastically short.

On Saturday afternoon, Tougher’s wife, Madison, parents Jillian and Jeff, and sister Jess issued a statement on behalf of the family, paying tribute to Tougher’s compassion, kindness and love for his job as an ambulance paramedic.

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