The family of a “bubbly, lively, beautiful boy” have paid tribute to him after he was fatally stabbed in Manchester on Wednesday. Manchester Metropolitan University student Luke O’Connor, 19, died in hospital after he was attacked on Wilmslow Road in Fallowfield at about 2am.
Luke’s family said the second year Business Management student loved music and football and supported Liverpool, adding he was “truly one of a kind, whose presence would light up any room”. In a joint statement, Luke’s family said: “Our hearts yearn for the loss of Luke; we are truly devastated by this tragedy.
“Luke was loved by so many people, and he knew how much he was loved in return. He loved the freedom of student living and studying and was loving life in Manchester.
