A TWO-hour vigil was held this evening (May 8) for a man who was stabbed to death in a Braintree house last month.
Grieving friends and family laid flowers, lit candles and prayed for Michael Haastrup, 24, of north London, who was also known as Larry, Jay and Mic J.
He died on April 16 and Luke Eva, 24, is currently in custody, waiting to appear at crown court, charged with murder and possessing a knife.
The mourners gathered on Cressing Road from 7.30pm and formed a circle to pay tribute to their friend, brother, partner and son.
Friend of Mr Haastrup, Debbie Pickett, 38, of Leigh-on-Sea, told the Chronicle: "Michael was a good man, he was always there for me and my son Mason through it all.
"He would take him to play football and Mason absolutely loved him, it's horrible what happened, you can't get any worse than this, it's always the good that die young."
