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Family of Ian Kirwan pay tribute to him a year on

Redditch Editorial 8th Mar, 2023 Updated: 8th Mar, 2023   0

FRIENDS, family and Asda staff have left flowers in tribute of Ian Kirwan, who died outside the Redditch store a year ago today.

Ian died after being stabbed at the store.

Last month a teenager was sentenced to life with a minimum of 14 years for the murder.

The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was handed the term at Birmingham Crown Court.




Speaking to the Standard last month, the 53-year-old’s family said: “We still can’t comprehend the loss of Ian.

“Ian was such a light in our life, he was a joker, always smiling and making people laugh.


“But in this terrible time we have really appreciated the warmth of so many people who have come together to support us.

“We send our absolute gratitude to the off duty nurse who tried to save Ian and who was there with him at the end, to the paramedics who attended, the police and our family liaison officer, the staff at Asda, to all of our friends and family who have reached out and to the wider Redditch community and beyond.”