The family of a man who killed his own dad in an attack at their home said he ‘doesn’t deserve’ to bear their surname.
David Lavender, 37 was jailed for life with a minimum 14 year term after killing his father Anthony in December last year. Mr Lavender died days before his 80th birthday when his drunk son battered him with a glass kettle.
The assault caused a fatal heart attack and Mr Lavender went into cardiac arrest and died on the stairs of his home as his son fled the scene. Yesterday, Liverpool Crown Court heard statements from friends and family about the devastation caused by the killing of Mr Lavender.
