HEARTBROKEN mother Christine Burrows yesterday described her son Todd, ''TJ'', as ''a beautiful boy, with the brightest blue eyes that could see right into your soul''.
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Mrs Burrows and her husband Todd were trying to come to terms with the fact their son had been stabbed to death after a party.
The Burrows's house in Raby was filled with friends, relatives and neighbours in mourning.
In the garage, Mr Burrows looked at the rows of trophies his son had won.
''He was a half-back for Eaglevale St Andrews Rugby League. He played first grade.''
Yesterday Mr Burrows was being comforted by his identical twin Cameron. The men were exhausted, and bleary-eyed from lack of sleep.
''I'm numb - I've done all the crying,'' Mr Burrows said.
''I keep thinking he is going to call me to come and pick him up, or come through the door.''
Todd was on his way to finishing school and had an apprenticeship at Qantas as a diesel mechanic.
''It is so shocking - everyone loved him,'' Cameron Burrows said.
Todd died of stab wounds in Stranraer Drive, St Andrews, at 2am.
In the hours before the stabbing Todd was at a house in Stranraer Drive with friends from Robert Townson High School.
Imraan Colley, 22, and his brother Saeed, 17, who live in Stranraer Drive, woke in the early hours to the sounds of a street fight. ''We heard a scuffle and brawling and guys screaming at each other,'' Mr Colley said. ''As we came outside we heard a car rush off - there was a screech and guys were screaming that Todd was stabbed and he was bleeding a lot.''
Witnesses said the perpetrators were not local boys, and the attack appeared to be unprovoked.
''One of the kids said that Todd was going to sit down [at the party] and that's when they stabbed him,'' Mr Colley said. ''The boys that did it aren't St Andrews boys. Apparently they live in Ingleburn.''
Paramedics tried to revive Todd, but he died at the scene.
