The last words of a dad-of-two stabbed in the heart were heard in court today as his teenage killer was locked up.
Connor Dockerty was repeatedly knifed in the chest by a then 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons. The murderer, now aged 15, was handed a life sentence, with a minimum of 14 years behind bars.
Liverpool Crown Court heard Mr Dockerty, 23, had staggered into a garden in Huyton, bleeding from four stab wounds, but tragically his life could not be saved. Tania Griffiths, QC, prosecuting, said: "His last words, 'I'm dying - tell my kids I love them', showing even in the agony of death his thoughts were of others rather than himself, his main aim being to seek to comfort his children and those who loved him."
