The parents of a teenager killed during one night, he called his killer “coward who drove a knife”.
19 -year -old Matthew Daulbi of Liverpool was stabbed on 29 July 2023 on 29 July 2023 after two groups collided outside of Lancashire’s Earmskirk.
The 21 -year -old Thomas Durs finally handed over himself to a police station in Greece after being run for 18 months, and was imprisoned for at least 23 years after being convicted of murder in the Preston Crown Court.
Addressing a statement read to the court after his sentence, Mr. Malbi’s mother, Angela said, “Your cowardly tasks mean that we are not able to mourn properly, which has increased our family’s trauma.”
Mr. Dolby died on Tuesday on Tuesday.
His mother said that the decision to go on the run meant “We had no option but to resort to doing things that we had never imagined to do not do it – such as to appear on TV [him] To be caught at the worst time in our life and to face justice “.
He said that “a coward who had a knife” wanted to avoid “to escape himself to kill Matthew”.
Continuing to address, he said: “To watch video footage, repeatedly, Mathew is being murdered and taking you away, taking your evening and your life for another 18 months, I will never forget or forgive.
“You have never shown any repentance or even acceptance that you have killed the most precious thing in our life.
“My family will never be the same again. You have spoiled the happiest, loving family.”
He said that the end of the trial “mark the end of a very long and challenging journey through the criminal justice system” but “the loss of Matthew is permanent, life -changing and unbearable every day”.
Speaking outside the court, Mr. Daulbi’s father, Gary said: “After two frightening years we finally acquired justice for Matthew.
“I have very little to say about Thomas Dur. Just he ran away from cowardice and hid for a very long period after total devastation for his family,” he said.
“Matthew will be remembered every day for the rest of our life. Their losses cannot be measured in some words.
“I leave the last words for Matthew – don’t choose life knife.”
