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The grieving mother of a young bottle shop worker stabbed to death has revealed she's been spat on and abused after making the mercy dash to bring her son's body home.

Declan Laverty, 20, was minutes away from finishing his shift at the Airport Tavern BWS drive-through bottle shop in Darwin just before 9 pm on Sunday when he was allegedly stabbed multiple times.

He texted both of his parents to say he loved them and that he'd been stabbed before bleeding to death at the scene in the arms of a shocked witness.

As his alleged attacker Keith Kerinauia, 19, faced court for the first time on Tuesday, Declan's mum Samara Laverty and dad Damien Crook opened up on their heartbreaking loss.

Ms Lavery rushed to Darwin on Monday to bring her son's body home to Cairns in far north Queensland but has suffered more cruel blows.

Ms Lavery says she's had stones and abuse hurled at her and was spat on in the supermarket within hours of arriving in Darwin.

'I cannot wait to get my poor son out of this hellhole,' Ms Laverty told the NT News.

She remembered her son as a smart, loving and talented young man and a keen AFL player who adored animals and his family.

He had just turned 20 in February and was due to return to Cairns soon to visit his mum, sister and pets.

'His amazing life that he was just starting out his journey on will never be fulfilled,' Ms Laverty said.

'He will never fall in love. He will never marry. He will never be a dad.

'His life, his future, our future have been completely stripped away.'

Mr Laverty was living with his dad in Darwin at the time and still has his leftover dinner in the fridge.

Mr Crook said the pair were best mates and fought back tears as he revealed their plans to buy a house together before his son's life was tragically cut short.

'Everyone is hurting. I mean his mum - everyone is hurting, not obviously just me,' he told the Today show.