'Christina Anderson took him' — Family call for justice for father stabbed to death in parking row

"Was he scared, was he frightened? My son lay dying on that pathway between two cars, struggling for his last breath. Why?"

Maria Murphy, Gareth Kelly's partner, told the court today: "We didn't lose Gareth, Christina Anderson took him." Photo: Collins Courts

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 on Monday, Mr Kelly's partner Maria Murphy described the deceased as a loving dad with a "cheeky smile" who was adored by his children.