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| Adam Ellison: Mum begs son's knife killer to hand himself in | Adam Ellison: Mum begs son's knife killer to hand himself in |
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| Adam Ellison had been planning to get married | Adam Ellison had been planning to get married |
| The mother of a man who was murdered on a night out has urged his killer to "come forward and face punishment" after five years with no answers. | The mother of a man who was murdered on a night out has urged his killer to "come forward and face punishment" after five years with no answers. |
| Trainee supermarket manager Adam Ellison, 29, was stabbed in the neck following a row with the riders of a motorbike in Prescot, Merseyside. | Trainee supermarket manager Adam Ellison, 29, was stabbed in the neck following a row with the riders of a motorbike in Prescot, Merseyside. |
| Nobody has been convicted despite 12 arrests a £24,000 reward offered. | Nobody has been convicted despite 12 arrests a £24,000 reward offered. |
| His mother Joyce Ellison has spoken out in a new video appeal. | His mother Joyce Ellison has spoken out in a new video appeal. |
| She said: "It is still unbelievable what happened. We miss him so much. | She said: "It is still unbelievable what happened. We miss him so much. |
| "Every day getting to his anniversary is hard. People still come up to you and say how sorry they are we are not getting justice yet." | "Every day getting to his anniversary is hard. People still come up to you and say how sorry they are we are not getting justice yet." |
| A charity foundation has been set up in Adam Ellison's name | A charity foundation has been set up in Adam Ellison's name |
| Urging his killer to turn himself in, she added: "When you are in prison your mum will be able to visit you but I will never see my son again." | Urging his killer to turn himself in, she added: "When you are in prison your mum will be able to visit you but I will never see my son again." |
| His sister Nicola Moore said: "This person is still walking around, they've got no morals. Obviously they haven't or they would have handed themselves in." | His sister Nicola Moore said: "This person is still walking around, they've got no morals. Obviously they haven't or they would have handed themselves in." |
| Mr Ellison's other sister, Joanne Evans, said if his killer could feel the family's pain "that would be our justice because that pain is torture". | Mr Ellison's other sister, Joanne Evans, said if his killer could feel the family's pain "that would be our justice because that pain is torture". |
| "You've killed part of all of us. You need to give us some peace to grieve," she added. | "You've killed part of all of us. You need to give us some peace to grieve," she added. |
| Mrs Ellison recently met the mother of another stabbing victim, 12-year-old Ava White, who was killed at last year's Liverpool Christmas lights switch-on. | Mrs Ellison recently met the mother of another stabbing victim, 12-year-old Ava White, who was killed at last year's Liverpool Christmas lights switch-on. |
| The family were giving a talk at the girl's school when her mum was introduced to Ava's mum. | The family were giving a talk at the girl's school when her mum was introduced to Ava's mum. |
| Ms Evan said: "It was heart-breaking to see, watching a mum hug another mum of a knife crime victim is just horrendous." | Ms Evan said: "It was heart-breaking to see, watching a mum hug another mum of a knife crime victim is just horrendous." |
| Mr Ellison had been planning to get married. | Mr Ellison had been planning to get married. |
| Merseyside Police have also put out a fresh appeal for information. | Merseyside Police have also put out a fresh appeal for information. |
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| Related Topics | |
| Knife crime | |
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| Prescot |
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