THE family of a man who was murdered are set to start a charity in his memory to give back to the community for their support. 

Adam Ellison, 29, was stabbed in the neck with an unknown weapon as he walked home from in Prescot on Saturday, November 4.

His killers are yet to be brought to justice.

However, despite their grief, his family, and members of the Prescot community, which he loved so much, have joined forces to create a charity called Achieving Dreams And Memories.

His eldest sister Nicola Moore, from Prescot, says it has been a positive focus for the family.

The mum-of-two said: “When Adam was murdered, a lot of family and friends got together to create a committee to help organise the funeral and the vigil, as we needed support. 

“It’s gone on from there really and now me, my sister and my mum are on the committee and we decided to let Adam’s legacy live on in the town he loved so much by creating a charity in his memory and literally spells out his name.”

Part of the fundraising for the charity is a fundraising night on Friday, May 18 at Rainhill ex-services club which will include a bingo, a raffle, live band, auction.

Tickets are £5 each and the money will go into the charity – aimed at helping the Prescot community who Nicola say “rallied behind us” in the aftermath of her brother’s death.

Nicola, 46, added: “The support straight away from our community and further afield has really helped us.

“They come up to us in the street and hug us and tell us lovely things about Adam.

“It’s lovely to know that despite the fact we do not yet have justice for Adam, people are still talking about and remembering him.

“It’s been amazing and heartwarming – two words I didn’t think I’d say again a few months ago - to see how our community of Prescot has rallied behind us.

“Adam was born and bred here, he loved this town and though we are still grieving and heartbroken that someone could do something like this, the support we’ve had means that we want to give back."

Nicola says the charity has been "something really positive" for the family, particularly their mum, to focus on. 

She added: "Mum and dad lost the son they had prayed for, they called him Adam after the first man, he was precious to us, so for us to have something to work on to keep his name living on is amazing for us.

“I feel like Adam is with us all the time and I know and I feel that he supports what we are doing in his memory, he loved our community. 

“Please anyone who can come to our fundraising night or help in any way please get in touch and come along. 

“Thank you for everyone who has shared kind words and memories about Adam, we can’t explain how much that had meant to us.”