Family pay their tribute to ‘loving, caring, kind’ man
THE family of Jay Jay Taylor described him as ‘loving, caring and kind’ as his killer Jack Costello was sentenced to life in jail.
In a statement they said: “The effect of Jay Jay’s horrific death on the family has been devastating.
“Since that night that Jay Jay was cruelly taken from us, our lives have never been the same and even after all the on-going pain, on top of this, we had to relive every moment through the unnecessary trial.
“Our Jay Jay was murdered, his life stolen.
“We will never fully be able to come to terms with what has happened.
“There is and always will be a huge hole in our family and all because of two men who think they can behave the way they did that night and get away with it.”
Mr Taylor was due to start a new job the day after his death.
The statement added: “Jay Jay loved life, appreciated it and was deserving of and living a long, happy and healthy life – just at the age to build his own future.
“Jay Jay was the ‘boy next door’ kind of lad.
“As a close-knit family Jay Jay was more like a little brother to his uncles and a son to his nanna and pops.”