{"id":124066,"date":"2021-05-06T20:54:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T20:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=124066"},"modified":"2021-05-06T20:54:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T20:54:12","slug":"boy-16-charged-with-murder-of-hero-dad-of-four-james-gibbons-who-was-knifed-by-kids-while-helping-homeless-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/boy-16-charged-with-murder-of-hero-dad-of-four-james-gibbons-who-was-knifed-by-kids-while-helping-homeless-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy, 16, charged with murder of hero dad of four James Gibbons who was knifed by kids while helping homeless man"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy has tonight been charged with the murder of James Gibbons.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The dad of four was knifed to death in Laindon, Essex on Sunday after offering a homeless man food from his barbecue.<\/p>\n


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A 16 year-old boy arrested shortly after the incident has been charged with murder and is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates\u2019 Court tomorrow, Essex Police confirmed. <\/p>\n

Detectives have also arrested a sixth person as part of their investigation, while a 13-year-old boy who was arrested yesterday on suspicion of murder has since been released on bail until 14 May.<\/p>\n

Witnesses said Gibbons had been trying to stop a group of teenagers from picking on a homeless man when he was attacked.<\/p>\n

Family members yesterday paid tribute to \u201cGibbo\u201d saying they were \u201cabsolutely broken beyond belief\u201d.<\/p>\n

'AMAZING FATHER'<\/h2>\n

They said in a statement: \u201cJames was an amazing father of four young children, engaged to his partner of 11 years, and was a loving and supportive son and brother.<\/p>\n

\u201cJames was a hard-working \u00adfamily-orientated man, who ran his own bathroom fitting company and was looking forward to a positive future for him and his family.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis tragedy occurred after he had spent the day celebrating his two-year-old twin girls\u2019 birthday at home and we are absolutely broken beyond belief at this pointless loss which has had a devastating effect on us all.<\/p>\n


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\u201cJames was the kind of person who would always be prepared to help anyone less fortunate than himself, which is what he was doing on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a family we are urging anyone to come forward with any information that may help the police as they investigate James\u2019s death in the hope we can get justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Notes left with flowers at the scene described tragic James as \u201cone in a million\u201d.<\/p>\n

Under a picture of smiling James cuddling Victoria and their children, a friend wrote: \u201cThis breaks my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

James\u2019s death came six years after brother Ashley \u2014 described as \u201cloyal and a fantastic uncle\u201d \u2014 passed away unexpectedly from an epileptic seizure.<\/p>\n

Friend Kerri Goss wrote on Facebook: \u201cI have never known a family to have a bond that even comes close to theirs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s how I know you\u2019ll get through this, forever looking out for each other, extending to friends that became family, never leaving one person not knowing how much they are loved and appreciated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey lived life to the fullest each and every day. I feel blessed to have known their huge personalities, loved by the biggest hearts and felt the uniqueness they brought into the world.<\/p>\n