A mum explained how her world was torn apart after her son with stabbed to death on his sister's birthday.
Jordan Brophy was stabbed to death by former classmate, Karl Townsend, after he broke into his home. Townsend became aware of the burglary after his Ring doorbell sent a notification to his phone, and he and his 23-year-old half-brother Jamie Cunningham "hurriedly made their way to the scene" armed with knives.
Townsend then stabbed Mr Brophy, 31, in his head, face, and arms and wielded the knife "with such force" that it snapped, with a portion of the knife remaining lodged in his brain. An ultimately fatal blow severed his jugular vein, causing "immediate and catastrophic blood loss".
