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Neil Docking & Sam Elliott-Gibbs

Murdered dad-of-two said 'tell my kids I love them' while taking final breath

A young dad-of-two stabbed in the heart by a teenager said he wanted his children to know he loved them with his final breath.

Father Connor Dockerty was repeatedly knifed by the then 14-year-old boy, who has today been locked up, the Liverpool Echo reports.

The murderer, now aged 15 and who cannot be named for legal reasons, was handed a life sentence. He will serve a minimum of 14 years behind bars after killing the 23-year-old.

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