The doting dad said he got home on Sunday night and found his son's half-eaten dinner in the fridge. 'They get attacked quite often at that particular one as far as I am aware. 'One of the other staff members has been physically attacked and he couldn't come back to work. 'He's had screwdriver pulled on him only a few weeks ago,' the father said. His sister Bridget Laverty (right) remembered him as 'the best brother' Mr Laverty's father, who did not want to be named, told Darwin radio station Mix FM on Monday morning that his son had been looking for a new job because he 'couldn't handle' abusive customers anymore.ĭeclan Laverty (left) was allegedly stabbed while working at BWS in Darwin. Police also arrested two others, 15 and 16, in relation to the alleged stabbing, and two other alleged robberies around Darwin earlier in the evening.Ĭharges are expected to be laid later on Monday. The 19-year-old was arrested by police several hours later and remains in custody. Mr Laverty sent his dad a final text message, but was dead when paramedics and officers arrived - despite several attempts by shocked witnesses to try and revive him. The teenager allegedly stabbed Mr Laverty and fled the scene in a blue 2014 Toyota Camry. A BWS worker, 20, who was allegedly knifed by a customer over a bottle of alcohol texted his father to say 'love you, been stabbed' moments before he died.ĭeclan Laverty was minutes away from finishing his shift at the Airport Tavern BWS drive-through bottle shop in Darwin just before 9pm on Sunday when he refused to serve a 19-year-old male.
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