James Gibbons Credit: Essex Police
A father-of-four was stabbed to death after he spent the day celebrating his two-year-old twin daughters’ birthday, leaving his family “absolutely broken beyond belief at this pointless loss”.
Essex Police said that 34-year-old James Gibbons died soon after he was attacked in the street where he lived in Laindon at about 9.30pm on Sunday.
The self-employed plumber is believed to have gone to the aid of another man, then died in an altercation that ensued with a group of young people, the force said.
Five teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder, and two have since been bailed, one until May 25 and the other until May 28.
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image captionJames Gibbons had just celebrated his two-year-old twin daughters birthday
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a father of four who was stabbed to death in the street where he lived.
James Gibbons, 34, was attacked at Iris Mews, Laindon, Basildon in Essex, at about 21:30 BST on Sunday.
Police believe the self-employed plumber had gone to the aid of another man and died during an argument that followed.
The teenager will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on Friday.
Essex Police said it had arrested six teenagers as part of the investigation.
A 13-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of murder and a 14-year-old boy held in connection with Mr Gibbons death have been released on bail.
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James Gibbons death
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a father-of-four who was stabbed to death in Laindon.
Essex Police said that 34-year-old James Gibbons died soon after he was attacked in the street where he lived, at about 9.30pm on Sunday.
The self-employed plumber is believed to have gone to the aid of another man, then died in an altercation that ensued, the force said.
Earlier in the day he had celebrated his two-year-old twin daughters’ birthday at home, according to his family.
James Gibbons (Essex Police/PA)
Police arrested six teenagers as part of their investigation.
James Gibbons Credit: Essex Police
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a father-of-four who was stabbed to death in Laindon.
Essex Police said that 34-year-old James Gibbons died soon after he was attacked in the street where he lived, at about 9.30pm on Sunday.
The self-employed plumber is believed to have gone to the aid of another man, then died in an altercation that ensued, the force said.
Earlier in the day he had celebrated his two-year-old twin daughters’ birthday at home, according to his family.
Police arrested six teenagers as part of their investigation.
A 16-year-old boy has now been charged with murder and will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Friday, police said.
THE victim of a fatal stabbing in Laindon was protecting a homeless man from a teenage gang . Essex Police are continuing to investigate the killing of James Gibbons in Iris Mews, Laindon on Sunday at around 9.30pm. Earlier this week Essex Police stated that Mr Gibbons, also known as Gibbo had been coming to the aid of someone else when he was stabbed. Now a family friend has said Mr Gibbons was trying to protect a homeless man he had previously given food to. Speaking to The Sun, they said: James was having a barbecue. It was his twins’ birthday a week or so ago.