MANSLAUGHTER victim Anthony Jordan was a larger than life person who would bring life to any quiet room, his mother told the court.

Carole Jordan broke down in tears as she read her victim impact statement and said that now "Anthony would never be coming through the door ever again."

She said that as a police officer, she was expected to be tough and able to cope.

"When he was fighting for his life I was not a police officer," she said. "I was, and still am, Anthony's mom."

Michael Davis, of Queen Elizabeth Street, Kidderminster, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of the 29-year-old, who died from a brain haemorrhage after spending four months in hospital and undergoing 17 operations.

Davis, a 34-year-old father-of-four, was sentenced to six years and three months at Worcester Crown Court today (Tuesday, November 24).

Carole Jordan said Anthony had recently separated from his partner, who had a son, and they had a younger son together.

He had wanted to take them all to Disneyland and had just started taking the older boy to watch Kidderminster Harriers but now he would not see them grow up.

She said he loved Christmas and it would be hard for the family without him for the first time this year. On his birthday, on January 19 next year, they intended to hold a party and have a cake.

"My son has been killed and I know I should be angry or shouting and cross but I am numb," she said. "I miss my son. I want him back."

She said that during the vigil at his bedside, she had kept a diary as her hopes were raised and dashed, with the intention of sharing it with him. But he never left hospital. Three months before he died, he spoke for one final time, she told the court.

"His last words were 'I love you, mom," she said. "I really love you."

After the hearing, DS Mark Wilding said: "This tragic incident has robbed a family of a much-loved young man who had his whole life ahead of him and the sentence follows a detailed and thorough investigation by West Mercia Police."