The son of alleged murder victim Gary Belfield, who was found stabbed at his home earlier this year, has told of how he has lost his 'best friend' Gary, who grew up in Manchester, was pronounced dead at the scene at his Gateshead home in April.
Three teenagers have since appeared in court accused of murdering the 40-year-old, who moved to Tyneside from Manchester five years ago.
Now Gary's devastated son, 22-year-old Luke Williams, who was also allegedly attacked in the incident, has spoken out about his grief and the loss of his 'loving' dad. READ MORE Two teens jailed for life for the murder of Nathaniel Shani Luke, from Oldham told the Chronicle: "We were always close, I'm literally just like his double.
He wasn't just my dad, he was my best friend and like an older brother. He was such a good person. You would just never imagine something like this would happen." Dad-of-three Luke explained that his dad grew-up in Manchester before moving to Gateshead in 2019 after starting a new relationship.
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