The family of a young dad who was stabbed to death by his abusive partner want to help end to the toxic stigma surrounding male victims of domestic violence
Gary, 36, was stabbed to death by Emma Walsh at her home on Lavan Close in Everton on April 10 after enduring months of abuse from the "controlling" 31-year-old, who had previously attacked him several times, leaving him covered in bruises and bite marks.
His cousin Shannon Landers, 30, said: "I wasn't aware of what Gary was going through. Some of the family was aware, but only close family. Nobody ever talked about Gary and his partner, it never really came up in conversation. It was only after he died that it all started coming out and we realised what was happening. The severity of what was going on was never realised."
