Reece Connor: Tributes to 'amazing' dad killed on Christmas Day

Mr Connor was stabbed on Monday evening

Tributes have been paid to an "amazing father" who was stabbed to death on Christmas Day.

Reece Connor, 29, died in hospital after sustaining a single stab wound in Wollaton Road, Nottingham.

His grieving family described him as a "caring man who would do anything for the people he loved".

Keaton Adlam-Morgan, 23, and a 17-year-old boy - who cannot be named - have been charged with his murder.

They appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday and were remanded into custody.

Three other men, aged 20, 26 and 32, have been released on bail as investigations continue.

Police said Mr Connor was stabbed near the Crown Island at about 20:15 GMT.

'Infectious laugh'

In a statement issued on Friday, his family said he cherished his two boys "with his whole life".

"He was the funniest, kind and caring man who would do anything for the people he loved," they said.

"He was the type of man who would drop everything in a second to help a friend in need with no questions asked.

"He was a strong-willed man who worked so hard to get the things he wanted in life for himself, his girlfriend and his two beautiful sons.

Police said Mr Connor was stabbed in Wollaton Road, near the Crown Island

"The world was a much better and brighter place with him in it. His smile would light up a room in a blackout, and his laugh was so infectious he could make a whole room lift with joy.

"Our world will never be the same without this wonderful man around to make a dark cold world feel so bright and wonderful.

"Our boys will always know their daddy and how much of an amazing man he was. We will miss him so much and cherish every memory we've ever had with him.

"He may be gone from our lives, but he will never be gone from our home and our hearts."