Corey Dobbe: Man's fatal stabbing prompts bleed kits purchase

Corey Dobbe was seriously injured in the stabbing and died a short time later

Bleed control kits will be installed in Hull after an appeal by the family of a man who was fatally stabbed.

Corey Dobbe, 23, was found injured on Harleston Close, on the night of 13 June 2021 and died a short time later.

Mr Dobbe's family said they had raised more than £2,500 and ordered two cabinets, which house the specialist kits, plus three first aid kits.

Humberside Police said the inquiry into his death was ongoing and officers were still hunting a suspect.

The kits, which were introduced following a campaign by the Daniel Baird Foundation, include items such as a tourniquet, bandages and a foil blanket.

Designed to stop catastrophic blood loss prior to medical help arriving, they can be used for people who have been attacked, involved in a traffic accident or have been injured by a fall in the street.

Charley Shepherdson said the money for the kits had been raised through a charity set up in her cousin's name

The kits will contain first aid items including dressings, scissors and gloves

Charley Shepherdson, 31, Mr Dobbe's cousin, said while the kits would not have saved his life, the family wanted to give something back via a charity they set up in his name.

"We just want these in place. Hopefully they'll never have to get used, but I think it's essential that they are there and they are accessible to the public.

"We could possibly save somebody else's life and save somebody else's family from having to go through the grief and the pain that we've had to go through".

She said she hoped the kits would be installed at locations in the city centre, including businesses such as takeaways, following a fundraising campaign.

Hull City Council said it also offered £1,000 to help purchase two additional cabinets, with the cash coming from the authority's "contingency fund".

Mrs Shepherdson said the family was still grieving and wanted justice for her cousin's death.

"I think we're all just at a bit of a stop, nobody knows what happened in Corey's last moments apart from the people who were there.

"So launching Corey's Legacy charity gives us - me, his brother and his nana - something to focus on, something positive, and to continue telling his story alongside doing something amazing for the community."

Police are still looking for Moise Djuku who is believe to have "crucial information"

Council leader Mike Ross expressed his "admiration and deepest sympathies to Mr Dobbe's family, adding: "We want everybody in Hull to feel safe."

Last month, detectives reissued an appeal to find Moise Djuku, who has been the focus of a year-long manhunt.

A £5,000 reward has been offered to help locate him and officers believe he holds "crucial information" into what happened to Mr Dobbe.