'I will never see my son grow up or have children - his girlfriend murdered him'

The household of Kasey Andersoon, 24, from Liverpool, person opened up astir their heartbreak pursuing his murder. They revealed the informing signs they noticed of antheral home violence

The household of a murdered antheral person recalled however helium went from being a "happy idiosyncratic to dark" successful the months earlier his death.

Kasey Anderson, 24, tragically died astatine the hands of his spouse Natalie Bennet, 47, wrong a location successful Croxteth, Liverpool past March. She brutally plunged a weapon into his bosom earlier trying to stab him successful the head. He desperately begged for him whilst lying connected his neighbour's driveway.

Bennett was slapped with a beingness condemnation with a minimum word of 18 years pursuing a proceedings astatine Liverpool Crown Court. Following Kasey's death, his heartbroken household person released a video with Liverpool Council to rise consciousness of male home violence.

In the affectional footage, his sister described his "bubbly" personality, reports Manchester Eveing News. She said: "He was amazing. We were calved 2 years apart. We loved each different each the world and helium was conscionable truthful bubbly and increasing up with him was cleanable if I had immoderate connection for it." His dada Graham's spouse Jacqui added: "He was conscionable specified a happy, fun-loving kid to beryllium around, helium was dormant smiley and helium conscionable got connected with everyone. There was nary 1 that didn't emotion Casey."

Speaking astir the play aft helium became progressive with Bennett, Jacqui recalled: "I've ne'er seen idiosyncratic spell from specified a blessed idiosyncratic to dark. No fun. There was nary singing, dancing, they weren't mixing with the kids, friends didn't spot them. They pushed the household away." Kasey's heartbroken dada Graham shared the warning signs helium noticed. "We started seeing him with large lips, large abdominous lip, achromatic eyes, they were retired determination wherever his oculus was closed," helium said. "What's going connected determination Kasey? What's happened there?

"He would conscionable come retired with excuses like, 'walked into a doorway didn't I' oregon 'I had a combat with someone.' But we knew, everyone knew it was her, due to the fact that Kasey would fto nary 1 bash that to him." Speaking astir his son's death, Graham added: "The dreaded time came wherever she stabbed him. He had 2 bosom attacks connected the operating table, survived and lived for different 21 days earlier we had to determine astir turning his beingness enactment instrumentality off. It broke my heart. I volition ne'er spot him turn up, person children - she took each that away. She took his beingness and she took his beingness distant from his family."

Kasey's household privation to promote men who are suffering from domestic abuse to question help. "Men request idiosyncratic to travel guardant to. You're not anemic to travel guardant and effort and get help. They could prevention your beingness and not extremity up similar my son," Graham continued.

The household person been moving with the Paul Lavelle Foundation, which was acceptable up successful representation of Paul Lavelle who was killed by his spouse Sarah Lewis astatine his level successful Rock Ferry, Wirral.

Paul Lavelle Foundation tin beryllium contacted connected 01512944176. You tin sojourn the charity's website here. To person enactment nationally, interaction the Respect Men's proposal enactment connected 0808 801 0327 for specializer support.