Family pay tribute to ‘loving’ engineer hit by car as man charged with murder

Belfast Telegraph - 20/04
The family of an engineer who was killed when a car was “driven into him” in Liverpool have said he had a “wonderfully joyous spirit” as police charged a man with murder.

The vehicle was reportedly driven at Martin O’Donovan, 46, on Stonyhurst Road, Woolton, at about 11:45pm on Friday, Merseyside Police said.

Mr O’Donovan died from his injuries in hospital.

His family, paying tribute, said in a statement: “Martin was a loving, caring, fun, and intelligent son, brother and uncle, who would light up any room with his humour and presence.

“He lived life by his m...
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