'Fun-loving' young dad died defending brother Dylan McCowan, Tiffany Millard and their daughter Aaliyah. A YOUNG father with a "heart of gold" has died after being stabbed when he allegedly came to the defence of his younger brother. Dylan McCowan, 25, was stabbed several times in a brutal incident at Orbost on Friday evening. His partner Tiffany Millard, 22 - the mother of his two-year-old daughter, Aaliyah - was reeling from the news. Tiffany's mother Karen Millard said Mr McCowan was a "fun-loving young man." It's so sudden and so soon. It's very tragic news," Ms Millard said. Everyone loved him, he was very well-liked around town. She said her daughter, Tiffany, was holding up as well as she could given the circumstances, but was shattered by the news. A keen rugby league fan, Mr McCowan worked at a sawmill in Nowa Nowa. Friend Aaron Tregea said Mr McCowan was a "gentle and caring family man" who worked hard to earn a trade as a saw doctor. "He was just an all-round good bloke, he'd give you the last dollar out of his pocket," Mr Tregea said. I'm not an emotional person, but this has really affected me and a lot of other people. Nothing like this has ever happened in Orbost. The whole town is really shaken up. Homicide Squad detectives have charged Samual Morrison, 29, with one count of murder. Paramedics attempted to save him, but Mr McCowan died at Orbost Regional Health Service. Originally from Ballina, NSW, Mr McCowan moved to Orbost about eight years ago, where he met Tiffany, at Orbost Secondary College. "They have been together for nearly three years and knew each other from high school," Ms Millard said. Tributes flooded in on Mr McCowan's Facebook page, honouring a polite man with a "heart of gold" and a "great bloke." His alleged killer has been remanded in custody to appear at the Sale Magistrates' Court on Monday.