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Alinjavwa Siwale died in Colchester on December 11 last year
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Heartfelt tributes have been paid to an amazing father with a big heart after he was stabbed to death in Colchester last month.
Alinjavwa Siwale, 22, was found with stab wounds by police at a home in Affleck Road in the early hours of December 11.
Despite the best efforts of paramedics, Mr Siwale was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
Essex Police subsequently launched a murder probe and have charged two men in connection with Mr Siwale s death.
Sheldon McKay, 25, and Phoenix Lee, 19, both of no fixed address, have both been charged with murder and are due to stand trial in August.
Alinjavwa Siwale THE family of a young father who died after being stabbed in Greenstead have described him as a free spirit who could “enter a room and brighten it with his smile”. Alinjavwa Siwale was found injured in Affleck Road shortly after 12.15am on Friday 11 December. Despite the best efforts of paramedics, sadly, he died at the scene. His family have now paid tribute to the 22-year-old, who was a father to a young son. They said: “Our lives have been changed forever. We are heartbroken, still in shock and angry. “Nothing can ever prepare you for the loss of a child.