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Kristy Dawson

'Our hearts are broken without him': Family of Connor Brown share their pain on fourth anniversary

The heartbroken family of a teenager who was murdered have described the pain of missing him on the fourth anniversary of his death.

Connor Brown died after he was stabbed in an alleyway near the Gatsby's pub in Sunderland on February 24, 2019. The 18-year-old had stepped in to defend others.

Leighton Barrass, then 20, was jailed for a minimum of 20 years for Connor's murder. His accomplice Ally Gordon, also 20, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years for manslaughter.

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