Mark O’Halloran says of son Seb: ‘If something scared him or hurt him, he would just keep doing it until the fear went away’

The father of a 19-year-old who was fatally stabbed has opened up on their unbreakable bond and why he “always thought about this day” that he may have to bury his son.

Seb O'Halloran’s father Mark O'Halloran and brother Jack O'Halloran are grieving Seb’s death. Picture: Jason Edwards

Irymple father Mark O’Halloran always feared his youngest son would die in a tragic way.

Seb O’Halloran was cheeky and ambitious, and unafraid.

The third-year building apprentice loved his job, and his family and friends, but most of all he loved motocross racing.

“He didn’t have fear; if something scared him or hurt him, he would just keep doing it until the fear went away,” Mr O’Halloran told the Herald Sun.

Seb O'Halloran loved motocross racing.

“If there was a jump he couldn’t do, he would keep on doing it until he mastered it.”

But nothing could have prepared Mr Halloran for the devastating events that unfolded in the early hours of Saturday.

His 19-year-old son was partying at a Mildura nightclub when he got a call from a mate asking for help.

Seb rushed to be by his friend’s side and ultimately sacrificed his life.

He was stabbed, allegedly while trying to break up an argument between his mate and a girl.

“His death hasn’t hit me yet, it will, and I bet you I will be an absolute mess,” Mr O’Halloran said.

“I always thought about this day. I thought he would die in a car accident or on a motorbike. I thought when he does, I’m just going to be shattered. Now that it has happened … I’m doing OK under the circumstances.”

Seb O'Halloran (centre navy T shirt) pictured with his family.

Speaking from his Irymple home, Mr O’Halloran said his bond with his son was unbreakable.

“When he was motocross racing, we spent 36 weeks in a row away on the weekends ­together,” he said.

“Thursday night we would pack the bikes up, put them in the trailer, and straight after school on Friday we would go down to Horsham.

“We might race on Saturday and Sunday and then we came straight back home on Monday morning for school.

“Because we spent that much time together we were best mates, we knew everything about each other. I knew when he was pissed off, when he was happy and when he was sad.”

Seb O'Halloran was a third year building apprentice.

The teen was unafraid, cheeky and ambitious, his father Mark O'Halloran says.

Seb’s grandmother, Glenys O’Halloran, said she was in shock.

“He was a beautiful boy, he was a cheeky little kid growing up,” she said.

“He was the most beautiful kid and he helped everyone, he had so many friends.”

His mate Connor Byrnes said Seb was one of the most selfless people he knew.

He was described as ‘the most beautiful kid’.

“He was the mate that would put everyone else before himself and did anything he could to help them,” he said.

“I can’t thank him enough for the amount of times he had been there for me when I needed him. I would do anything to be able to see that massive grin on his face again.”

Wade Moiler said his friend would go above and beyond for those he loved.

“Seb was the most kind-hearted person you’d ever meet,” he said.

“He would go out of his way to help any of his mates in any way, shape or form. He would drop whatever he was doing or had going on to help any one of us.”

A GoFundMe page created for the family has raised more than $23,000 in two days.

Homicide squad detectives on Sunday charged a 17-year-old girl with murder.

She was remanded in custody to appear in court on November 9.