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| Tributes paid to murdered student | Tributes paid to murdered student |
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| The family of a 24-year-old student murdered on a night out in Liverpool have paid tribute to the "exuberant" young man who "lit up their lives". | The family of a 24-year-old student murdered on a night out in Liverpool have paid tribute to the "exuberant" young man who "lit up their lives". |
| Sion Hardy, from Bangor, was attacked after leaving the Nation night club in Wolstenholme Square with friends in the early hours of Thursday. | |
| Mr Hardy was taken to hospital but died later. He was involved in an argument shortly before his death, police said. | Mr Hardy was taken to hospital but died later. He was involved in an argument shortly before his death, police said. |
| Four men from Liverpool are being held on suspicion of murder. | Four men from Liverpool are being held on suspicion of murder. |
| The 24-year-old was studying for a degree in civic design at the University of Liverpool. | The 24-year-old was studying for a degree in civic design at the University of Liverpool. |
| His family said: "Sion lit up the lives of his mother, father and sister Sara. | His family said: "Sion lit up the lives of his mother, father and sister Sara. |
| He was very popular with his colleagues and the news about his death has had a great effect on many of them Anglesey Council | He was very popular with his colleagues and the news about his death has had a great effect on many of them Anglesey Council |
| "He was a loving grandson, a diligent student, and he lived life to the full, enriching the lives of all who came into contact with him. | "He was a loving grandson, a diligent student, and he lived life to the full, enriching the lives of all who came into contact with him. |
| "To lose someone so young and exuberant is a heavy blow to us as a family." | "To lose someone so young and exuberant is a heavy blow to us as a family." |
| Sion's father Robin is the brother of well-known north Wales estate agent Dafydd Hardy and TV presenter John Hardy. | |
| When home in north Wales during university holidays, Sion worked at Anglesey Council's planning department. | |
| The 24-year-old died after an assault in a tunnel | The 24-year-old died after an assault in a tunnel |
| The council said he was a "happy and jolly young man" who was very conscientious and was looking forward to a career in planning. | The council said he was a "happy and jolly young man" who was very conscientious and was looking forward to a career in planning. |
| "He was very popular with his colleagues and the news about his death has had a great effect on many of them," a spokesperson said. | "He was very popular with his colleagues and the news about his death has had a great effect on many of them," a spokesperson said. |
| The University of Liverpool also paid tribute to the student saying they were "shocked and saddened" by his death. | The University of Liverpool also paid tribute to the student saying they were "shocked and saddened" by his death. |
| "Sion was well-known and well-liked and had a close group of friends within the Department of Civic Design. He was a very able student who would have gone on to a promising career in planning. | |
| "The university is offering every possible support to his friends and other students who may have been affected by the news." | |
| Merseyside Police said the victim was involved with an argument with a man he knew shortly before his death. | Merseyside Police said the victim was involved with an argument with a man he knew shortly before his death. |
| Two men aged 20 and 22, from Aigburth, and two men from Everton, aged 20 and 21, are being questioned on suspicion of murder. | Two men aged 20 and 22, from Aigburth, and two men from Everton, aged 20 and 21, are being questioned on suspicion of murder. |