Family of Matthew Mackell remember bright, clever and kind son, and brother this Christmas
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Updated: 16:07, 17 December 2020
The father of a schoolboy who took his own life in lockdown, has decorated his son s grave with festive lights as a moving tribute to his bright, clever and kind boy this Christmas.
Matthew Mackell, a Year 12 pupil from Skinners Kent Academy, was just 17 when he died in Dunorlan Park in May.
Matthew Mackell was just 17
A memorial bench placed in the Kent and Sussex Crematorium in Tunbridge Wells, next to where Matthew was laid to rest, is now glowing with lights and candles as the family prepare for the first festive season since their world changed forever.