Devoted Liverpool fan Adam Smyth named as 14th victim of horrific Bondi Beach shooting

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Devoted Liverpool fan Adam Smyth has been named as the 14th victim of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack. The 50-year-old sports enthusiast was walking along the infamous beach when the senseless act of violence struck.

Family of the father of four have said he is 'irreplaceable' in a heartbreaking statement that acknowledges the Premier League team as one of his 'loves in life'. Adam leaves behind four children and his beloved wife Katrina, of whom he was with on Sunday, December 14.

The statement said: "We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Adam Smyth, father of four children and husband to Katrina. Adam and Katrina were walking at Bondi Beach on Sunday evening when they found themselves in the middle of the horrific and devastating attack.

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"We are all trying to come to terms with the senseless shooting, of which Adam was a victim.

"No words can describe the pain of our loss."

"Adam and Katrina were living their best lives together. Their shared love of family and friends, travel and sport - if not always the same team - made their time together truly special. Adam’s loves in life were his English Premier League football team Liverpool, his AFL team the Sydney Swans, the NRL’s Manly Sea Eagles and his beloved pets.

"We will forever cherish the time we have had with him. Adam was a generous and kind person who will be dearly missed and is forever irreplaceable.

"You'll never walk alone (YNWA)." Adam has been named as the 14th victim of the mass shooting that killed 15 people targeted at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration.

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A father and son duo are accused of arriving at Bondi Beach at a nearby bridge, before taking aim at those attending the event. Naveed Akram, 24, has been charged with 59 offences after waking from a coma on Tuesday evening. His father, Sajid Akram, 50, was shot dead by police at the scene.

The terrorist attack took the lives of those aged from as young as 10 to 87. One of whom was fellow sports lover, Peter Meagher. The retired police officer has been labelled a 'much loved figure' by his rugby club who paid tribute to their manager.

Other victims including British born Rabbi Eli Schlanger and 10-year-old Matilda, a young girl who adored the "outdoors and animals". Funerals of the victims have begun, with the funeral of father-of-five Mr Schlanger taking place on Wednesday.