Man is charged with stab death

A STABBING victim found was described by his family as a “loving father who idolised his children” as a man appeared in court charged with his murder yesterday.

Graham Pethard, 37, from Liverpool, was found seriously injured in a flat in Taunton Road, Brighton, East Sussex, on Saturday morning.

Police believe he had been attacked with a six-inch kitchen knife.

Paramedics were called to the property at 5:20am but were unable to save his life and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Carlo Dawes, 34, was named by police as a suspect, arrested and charged on Sunday.