THE family of James Gibbons who was murdered in Laindon, have paid tribute to the "amazing" dad-of-four.

James, known as Gibbo, was stabbed to death on Sunday evening, in Iris Mews, where he was attacked to death.

It is believed he sustained the injuries after attempting to go to the aid of another man.

His family have described him as a loving father who would always look out for anyone less fortunate than himself.

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In a statement, they said: “James was an amazing father of four young children, engaged to his partner of 11 years, and was a loving and supportive son and brother.

“James was a hard-working family-orientated man, who ran his own bathroom fitting company and was looking forward to a positive future for him and his family.

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“This tragedy occurred after he had spent the day celebrating his two-year-old twin girls' birthday at home and we are absolutely broken beyond belief at this pointless loss which has had a devastating effect on us all.

“James was the kind of person who would always be prepared to help anyone less fortunate than himself, which is what he was doing on Sunday night.

“As a family we are urging anyone to come forward with any information that may help the police as they investigate James’ death in the hope we can get justice.”

A spokesman from Essex Police, said: "In total, we have arrested five teenagers on suspicion of murder.

"Two teenagers have been released on bail until May 28.

"One teenager has been released on bail until May 25.

"Anyone who witnessed the incident, has footage of what led to it or has information on it should submit a report online at https://www.essex.police.uk or use the 'Live Chat' button to speak to an online operator between 7am-11pm.

"You can also call us on 101 and cite incident 1292 of May 2.

"Information can also be given to independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or https://crimestoppers-uk.org."