The mum of a young murder victim paid tribute to her "kind, caring, well-loved" son and told how his killers "destroyed the lives of all who loved him" after the pair were sentenced to life behind bars on Wednesday.
Leigh Gray said her family feel they are "living our own life sentence" and she will never get over the loss of her beloved son, Blaine Hammond. The 22-year-old was brutally assaulted on December 3, 2021 by Louis Whelan and Anthony Keating, who then dumped his body in a disused exchange box on Saltburn Road.
Emergency services, including Police and paramedics, attended the scene and Blaine was sadly pronounced dead. Following an extensive police investigation Whelan and Keating, both 23, were identified as suspects and arrested and subsequently charged with murder.
