'I will never see him grow up, have children. She took all that away'

A 'happy' young man murdered by his girlfriend, 47, became a 'dark' person as he endured an abusive relationship, his family have said.

Kasey Anderson was 24 when he was murdered by Natalie Bennett at a house in Croxteth, Liverpool last March. Bennett denied murder but was found guilty after a trial at Liverpool Crown Court and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 18 years.

Since Kasey's death, his devastated family have worked tirelessly to raise awareness of male domestic violence and have been working with the Paul Lavelle Foundation on the subject, the ECHO reports. The family have produced a new video talking about Kasey's life and the relationship that would lead to his untimely death, which has been shared by Liverpool Council.

In the moving video, Kasey's tearful sister Molly says: "He was amazing. We were born two years apart. We loved each other all the world and he was just so bubbly and growing up with him was perfect if I had any word for it."

His dad Graham's partner Jacqui adds: "He was just such a happy, fun-loving kid to be around, he was dead smiley and he just got on with everyone. There was no one that didn't love Casey."

Speaking about the period after he became involved with Bennett, Jacqui says: "I've never seen someone go from such a happy person to dark. No fun. There was no singing, dancing, they weren't mixing with the kids, friends didn't see them. They pushed the family away."

Kasey's heartbroken dad Graham also talks about seeing the warning signs of the domestic violence his son was experiencing, stating: "We started seeing him with big lips, big fat lip, black eyes, they were out there where his eye was closed. What's going on there Kasey? What's happened there?

"He would