November 3rd 2023.
Adam Ellison had a bright future ahead of him. He was due to start a new management position at work and was planning his engagement with his girlfriend. So when he made the last minute decision to go out and visit relatives he hadn't seen in ages on November 4th, 2017, his family never imagined it would be the last time they would see him alive.
In a heartbreaking interview, Adam's mother Joyce spoke to Metro about her son. She recalls how close Adam was to his family, joking how he would call her everyday when he was on holiday in Egypt. She also remembers how he had planned to stay in that Saturday evening with his girlfriend and their new puppy, but decided last minute to go out to see family.
Little did the family know that night would end in tragedy. During the night out, Adam was fatally stabbed in the neck in Market Place after getting involved in an altercation with two men on a scrambler bike.
When the family arrived at the hospital, they were met with horrific scenes. Joyce remembers how she saw all of tubes coming out of him and a clamp on his neck as they performed CPR. But despite their efforts, Adam was gone.
Nicola, Adam's older sister, described the scene at the hospital as a war zone. She remembers looking over at Adam and his eyes had turned grey, signifying that there was no life left in him. This prompted the worst sound she had ever heard, her mother's scream.
The police arrested multiple people that evening, but no one has been charged with Adam's murder. His family have been left replaying the horrific scenes of that night and desperate for any sense of justice.
To help them through their grief, the Ellison's have started the Adam Foundation, which helps educate children and young people on the dangers of knife crime.
Crimestoppers has offered a reward of up to £20,000 for information that leads to a murder conviction. Detective Inspector Dave Jones said: "I can't begin to comprehend what Adam's family have been through in the past six years. The special occasions and anniversaries that have gone by without him being there and with his family knowing that his killer still walks the street must be unbearable."
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