Mum wakes up screaming after seeing son's lifeless body on the floor

A grieving mum wakes up screaming in the night after seeing her son's lifeless body on the floor - an 18-year-old who was murdered inside an internet cafe, a court heard. Three brothers, their friend and a 14-year-old boy were all jailed for life on Friday for the 'vicious' murder of Michael Toohey, who was about to become a dad for the first time.

Michael's family told in a statement read out in court how his mother arrived at the scene to find paramedics performing CPR on him. They said she was begging them to save his life as they worked.

"Our mother cries constantly and refuses to leave her bed for days on end, often waking up screaming in the night, she has been diagnosed with anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, due to the things she witnessed that fatal day," said the family. "We have watched our mother and father deteriorate, from the fun-loving parents and grandparents, into the heartbroken souls they've become."

The murder happened on London Road in Liverpool city centre on April 16 last year. Leading the attack was Keiron Williams, 28, described as either the head or near the top of an Everton-based organised crime group involved in a "turf war" with another gang, although the full facts of the rivalry are not clear, reports The Echo.

Liverpool Crown Court heard how Mr Toohey had taken a bus to London Road and arrived at around 5.30pm, where he spotted some friends and stopped for a chat. What he did not realise was that he was being watched by the 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named due to his age.

The boy knew Keiron Williams was on the lookout for Mr Toohey, and "called in" the sighting to Keiron Williams' brother, 25-year-old Michael Williams. In a flurry of calls, Michael Williams in turn told