Martin Miller said “life is just not the same” following the death of his son Luke in Tadcaster on Boxing Day last year.
He spoke to The Press after a jury at Leeds Crown Court found a man not guilty of murdering Luke in July.
Mr Miller – speaking from his home in Church Fenton alongside his wife and Luke’s mother, Donna – said “not a moment goes by in a day” when he does not think of his son.
He’s in my thoughts before I go to sleep, and he’s in my thoughts every time I wake up,” he said. “The day we lost him is the day that myself and Donna both died inside.
“It’s like one massive switch just getting switched off. And it’s hard to put into words that loss.”
Mr Miller said Luke was their only child, adding: “We’ll never have grandchildren.”
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