WATCH: Martin Daubney deeply moved as father of Daniel Anjorin delivers statement

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GB News host Martin Daubney has been moved to tears after praising the "dignity" of murdered Daniel Anjorin's father, as he delivered a statement on killer Marcus Arduini Monzo's sentencing.Dr Ebenezer Anjorin thanked friends, family, their church and even strangers for their support following Daniel's death, and said the family "carry light with us even in this dark time".FULL STORY HERE.

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00:00Let's get straight to the Old Bailey now. The mother and the father of Daniel Andurin,

00:04or speaking at the Old Bailey.

00:07We carry that light with us, even in this dark time.

00:12We want to express our deepest thanks to the police, the prosecution team,

00:18and all those who work tirelessly to seek the truth.

00:22Your dedication has meant more than words can fully convey.

00:26To everyone who supported us through this ordeal,

00:32friends, family, our church, our workplaces, our children's schools, and even strangers,

00:40thank you. Your love and support has been a lifeline.

00:47We honour Daniel's memory, not in the shadow of this tragedy,

00:51but through the love and happiness that he brought to us and all those who knew him.

00:59That was the father there of murdered Daniel Andurin, 14 of course,

01:20killed by Marcus Monzo with a samurai sword in broad daylight on his way to school.

01:26Those are the words of his father, his amazing father, Dr. Ebenezer Andurin,

01:32who gave a short statement there.

01:35How do they find the humility to thank the police?

01:38They thanked their friends, they thanked family, they thanked their church,

01:44and even complete strangers who gave them comfort.

01:48He said, your words mean more than you'll ever know.

01:50And he said, we want to honour Daniel's memory, not in darkness, but in lightness.

01:58And with that, he simply turned on their heels and walked away.

02:02Always find such dignity, so, so moving.

02:05I really, really do.

02:07And we can cross now to Mark White.

02:08Mark White is joining us, our home and security editor, Mark White.

02:12Well, we waited a while for that press statement.

02:15It was short, to the point, but again, what incredible dignity displayed by a father

02:21who's been through such an unimaginable loss, Mark White.

02:24Yes, I mean, very, very composed, Dr. Ebenezer Andurin there,

02:30and his wife, Grace, beside him there.

02:32Not saying anything, but just standing beside her husband

02:36to offer that emotional support, as they spoke in very dignified terms

02:42about the loss, of course, of this young man

02:46that had the most incredible future ahead of him.

02:49A young man that could play the violin and that could play the piano,

02:53that was so academically bright.

02:57He was top of his class.

02:59And just apparently just the most incredible young man

03:04and to have had that life and that future snatched away from him

03:10in such a violent manner.

03:12As Ebenezer Andurin said in his victim impact statement,

03:18they'd been denied the opportunity to see the most incredible young man

03:23that Daniel would have become.

03:26They will never be able to see him marry or to have children.

03:31And, of course, as absolutely profound as their grief is,

03:37you've got to remember the other people caught up

03:40in this horrific event that day as well, Martin.

03:44The five other people who were injured,

03:46some of them very severely, by Marcus Monzo,

03:51who set about them with that samurai sword.

03:55And the victim impact statements we heard from them

03:58talking about how they will live with this,

04:01how they are very concerned.

04:03One of them, the police officer,

04:06talking about how she was afraid to go out alone.

04:10She feared being attacked

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