The family of a loving dad who was stabbed to death while he tried to jumpstart his car on the way to work has called for justice, saying his killer Christina Anderson gave her victim no chance and destroyed their lives.
Gareth Kelly (38) had never met Christina Anderson (41) before she approached him and stabbed him five times, fatally injuring him. At a sentencing hearing today Mr Kelly's partner Maria Murphy described the deceased as a loving dad with a "cheeky smile" who was adored by his children.
"We didn't lose Gareth, Christina Anderson took him," she said. "She caused us all this pain. Our kids will never see their daddy again and he will never see his kids again, never read them stories or watch a movie, get a pizza, have parties or see his kids grow up.
"He will not be there to see his kids make their debs or do their leaving cert. He never had a chance to walk any of his daughters down the aisle."
