A courageous Wishaw mum is dealing with her fears to boost money for an anti-knife crime charity in tribute to her late son.
Kellyann Berry will likely be taking over a skydive in reminiscence of her son Sean Ford, on the weekend of what would have been his 18th birthday.
Sean was murdered, aged simply 15, in March 2020 by Connor McMath. McMath is now serving a minimal 15-year sentence for stabbing Sean to loss of life in a horrific, unprovoked assault.
Kellyann, her associate Eddie Shannon and 19-year-old son Aidan, will skydive from 10,000 toes on June 18, simply two days after Sean, ought to have celebrated the vital milestone.
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A petrified Kellyann admitted: “I don’t like heights! The extra I take into consideration the extra scared I'm however I needed to do one thing that actually challenged me.
“I feel Aidan and Eddie are a bit scared as effectively however they simply chortle about it. That’s not occurring for me, I’m nervous.
“However I’m doing it for Sean, so there’s little doubt I’ll be on that aircraft.”
The trio will likely be fundraising for Metal Warriors, a charity that melts down knives taken off the streets and recycles the metal into out of doors neighborhood gyms .
Their imaginative and prescient is to construct a UK-wide community of gyms and a motion which empowers younger individuals to reach life and create safer communities.
“Once we had been searching for a charity to fundraise for, a lot of them obtained authorities funding,” stated Kellyann.
“I feel the Metal Warriors initiative is improbable and is doing one thing constructive.
“Since Sean has handed, Aidan has actually threw himself into the gymnasium and that has actually helped him focus, so it was a simple determination for us to again Metal Warriors.”
Sean misplaced his life in a property on Charles Avenue, Craigneuk.
He was rushed to the close by Wishaw Basic, however died a short while later.
Nonetheless, his reminiscence lives on and his household and associates lately gathered to mark the 2 years since his loss of life with a balloon launch.
Donations to Kellyann’s skydive may be made right here.
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