William ‘Winkie’ Murphy broke down in tears when he read a moving letter penned to him by his youngest daughter Jadyn. The Linfield star has not seen Jadyn (7) and older daughter Caitlan (13) since May 14 — the day before he left Belfast on the ill-fated stag weekend that led to his arrest in the Torremolinos sunshine resort.

After being granted bail at the beginning of June, Winkie has been staying with his uncle William Caldwell at the retiree’s Malaga home.

On her last visit to him, wife Irene brought with her heartbreaking letters from little Jadyn.

Winkie broke down in tears as he read his daughter’s touching words.

“I am not afraid to admit that I started crying,” he said.

“Those letters would bring tears to the eyes of any father, they would bring tears to a stone. My wee Jadyn was talking about how much she missed her daddy, how she missed me checking her homework.

“It was just too much and the tears started flowing.”

Family man Winkie says not having his wife and kids around is the hardest part about being stuck in Spain on bail.

“I miss them so much.

“I am on the phone constantly to my wife and every night I speak to the kids on MSN.

“My uncle has a camera attached to his computer so I can talk to the girls face-to-face every evening.”

The top footballer says that he hates life without his wife and children at his side.

“It’s not the same. At the minute I don’t have anything, everything is gone – the family, my football and job.

“My oldest girl is really clever, she goes to grammar school and has just done her exams, but what has happened to me is bound to have an effect on her.

“There is no way she could have studied properly with all this going on.”

Although he feels down at times, Winkie explained how messages of support from his family and friends get him through the tough times.

“I want to thank everyone who has helped or offered messages of support because its those that have helped me through this,” he added.

Winkie’s Belfast-based solicitor, Denis Moloney, says the priority now is to get his client home.

“Winkie’s family, football and career have suffered,” he said.

“All we want now is to get him home to the people who matter most — his family and friends.”