Killed fan was ‘living his dream’

FOOTBALL fan Stephen Smith was stabbed to death celebrating England’s win in Portugal while “living his dream”, his family said yesterday.

Killed fan was ‘living his dream’

The 28-year-old mechanic was partying with thousands of other euphoric supporters in Lisbon before a pickpocket stabbed him in the heart.

Suspected illegal immigrant Vadym Abramov, 31, from the Ukraine, was arrested after the killing in the early hours of the morning, close to Lisbon’s main Rossio Square.

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