Memorial bench installed in tribute to Durham teen Jamie McKitten where he d think about his mam chroniclelive.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chroniclelive.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
FRIENDS of a teenager, who was haunted by his mother’s murder and took his own life, have clubbed together pay a fine imposed for holding a balloon release in his memory. Police estimated around 200 young people attended the memorial event held in the wake of Jamie McKitten’s tragic suicide on the railway in Chester-le-Street. It was organised by his good friend Tyler James amid an outpouring of grief after the tragic death of the 17-year-old on March 31. It involved the release of around 1,000 green balloons and green smoke grenades on the football field behind the community in Great Lumley on April 11.