Daughter of murder victim stabbed to death minutes after he visited her as a baby on Father's Day appeals for help to catch his killers ten years on in poignant letter
The daughter of a murder victim stabbed to death minutes after he saw her on Father's Day has written a heartbreaking letter appealing for help to find her dad's killers ten years after the tragedy.
'I was never given the chance to get to know him or for him to watch me grow up,' the 12-year-old wrote in the letter about Christian Bagley, who was killed in 2015 when she was only 19 months old on Father's Day.
On June 21, 2015, the 30-year-old had been to see his toddler at his ex-partner's house in Herefordshire.
As he walked home, he was cruelly stabbed and was only able to stagger short distance before being found lying on the pavement in a pool of blood.
He was several injuries to his back and arm, which are believed to have been caused by a bladed weapon.
The weapon used, believed to be a kitchen knife, remained embedded in his left arm, while the handle that snapped off during the attack has never been found.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 10.50pm, and Mr Bagley was taken to Hereford County Hospital, where he later died.
But no one was ever charged for the father's murder despite several people being arrested at the time.
Now ten years on, his daughter has once again appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
She wrote: 'Somebody taking my dad away from me when I was little is something that can never be replaced.
'I have no memories of my dad or his presence in my life - only what other people have told me.
'I was never given the chance to get to know him or for him to watch me grow up. I'll never be able to spend Father's Day, Christmas Day or a birthday with my dad.
'There's an emptiness that should not be inside me because somebody murdered my dad.
'That void within myself will always be there.
'Everything he did that day – 21.06.15 – was a 'last time' experience.
'They still haven't found who killed my dad or any answers to why somebody cruelly took him away. I love you dad!'
Christian's mother, Janette Bagley, said the last ten years of her life without her son were 'hell' and described him as bed her son as the 'kindest person you would ever meet'.
She said: 'If I was across the water, he'd have walked across it just to help us.'
'All I want to know is why? Why have you done this to my boy? He didn't deserve it, he's walking along, going home after seeing his baby daughter on Father's Day.'
'Please, somebody somewhere knows something. Ring up, or send a message, or whatever.'
'Everybody knows who I am – I don't want to be the person out there who's 'Christian Bagley's mother'.
'I want somebody to see me for who I am but for all this time, all I've got now is this, year in, year out. Just tell us why. Somebody out there knows.'
She added: 'He loved his daughter, his daughter was his life. When his daughter was born, he was the most elated person you'll ever know.'
Crimestoppers has issued a £20,000 reward for anyone with information on the murder which leads to the conviction of those responsible.
Detective Chief Inspector Gareth Lougher, of West Mercia Police's Major Investigation Unit, said: 'While we have continued to investigate this case, a decade on, it seems timelier than ever to appeal again to the public to help us get justice for Christian's daughter, mother and all his family and friends.
'We hope this heartfelt message from a daughter who has grown up never knowing her father will prick the conscience of someone carrying a burden of knowledge about his murder to step forward and help us bring those responsible before the courts.
'After ten years, loyalties and allegiances may have changed, and we hope anyone who knows something will do the right thing and speak to us.
'We would urge anyone with information to scan the QR code which takes you directly to the Major Incident Public Portal (MIPP) or visit this link Public Portal.
'Alternatively, if you don't want to speak to police, get in touch with Crimestoppers.'
At the time, Mr Bagley's brother, Wayne Wood, said: 'He had been to visit his baby daughter when he was stabbed in the back and arm.
'He was heading for a friend's house for help because he didn't have his mobile phone with him.'
He was described as a 'loveable lad' who enjoyed playing golf with his friends at the weekend.
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