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| Daughter's letter to dying father | Daughter's letter to dying father |
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| The daughter of a man fatally injured while confronting vandals near his home wrote a letter pleading with him to get better as he lay dying in hospital. | The daughter of a man fatally injured while confronting vandals near his home wrote a letter pleading with him to get better as he lay dying in hospital. |
| The 12-year-old penned the letter to her father, Garry Newlove, after he was attacked outside their home on Station Road North in Warrington, Cheshire. | The 12-year-old penned the letter to her father, Garry Newlove, after he was attacked outside their home on Station Road North in Warrington, Cheshire. |
| Mr Newlove, 47, was attacked on Friday and died on Sunday. Six youths, aged 15 to 19, are being questioned. | Mr Newlove, 47, was attacked on Friday and died on Sunday. Six youths, aged 15 to 19, are being questioned. |
| In the letter Mr Newlove's youngest daughter urged him not to give in. | In the letter Mr Newlove's youngest daughter urged him not to give in. |
| class="" href="/1/hi/uk/6945216.stm">Daughter's letter in full | |
| She wrote: "I love you with all my heart so please don't give in. | She wrote: "I love you with all my heart so please don't give in. |
| "I know you can fight this as you are a strong, loving man who I know loves me no matter what. | "I know you can fight this as you are a strong, loving man who I know loves me no matter what. |
| "I am asking you to be strong and don't give in as I love you too much to believe that you won't go without a fight. | "I am asking you to be strong and don't give in as I love you too much to believe that you won't go without a fight. |
| "You mean the world to me and I wouldn't change you for the world. | "You mean the world to me and I wouldn't change you for the world. |
| "I can't get across to you how much I will miss you and I don't know what I would do without you." | "I can't get across to you how much I will miss you and I don't know what I would do without you." |
| Cheshire police have said that inquiries into the fatal attack are ongoing and they are still looking for people in connection with the incident. | Cheshire police have said that inquiries into the fatal attack are ongoing and they are still looking for people in connection with the incident. |
| According to neighbours, Mr Newlove - a father-of-three - was attacked after he approached a group of youths on Friday night. | According to neighbours, Mr Newlove - a father-of-three - was attacked after he approached a group of youths on Friday night. |