The mum of a Scots teenager stabbed to demise with scissors at a celebration shouted "Joyful 18th, Sean" as she jumped out of a airplane to mark his birthday for a knife crime charity.
Sean Ford was simply 15 when he was stabbed within the neck by Connor McMath, 21, in an unprovoked assault at a flat in Wishaw on March 7, 2020. McMath was handed a life sentence with a minimal time period of 15 years on the Excessive Court docket in Glasgow after being convicted of Sean's homicide.
Mum Kellyann Berry, 37, and eldest son Aidan, 19, wished to recollect Sean by skydiving in his identify on what would have been his 18th birthday, to boost money for knife crime charity Metal Warriors.
The grieving mum advised the File it was a becoming tribute to her good boy who was beloved by so many.
Kellyann stated: "We did our skydive at Sky Excessive skydiving in Durham.
"I shouted 'Joyful Birthday, Sean Ford' throughout it and you may hear it on video so I'm so glad I did that.
"Sean will likely be up there buckled at me. I'll all the time bear in mind doing this for his 18th - that is why I wished to do a skydive because it was one thing totally different and Sean would have beloved it. It was a becoming tribute to him.
"We had a tremendous expertise and made certain it was a day we'd always remember for Sean's 18th birthday."
Kellyann and Aidan had been watched by household and a few of Sean's pals as they jumped from 10,000ft on July 23.
Regardless of being terrified of heights, Kellyann stated her concern disappeared as she made the leap and described it as an unimaginable expertise.
The pair have now raised over £800 for London based mostly charity Metal Warriors who soften down knives taken off the streets and recycle the metal into outside road gyms.
Kellyann added: "We selected to do that in Sean's identify for a tremendous charity who take knives off of our streets.
"They take these harmful weapons and create a special surroundings that may encourage individuals to take care of themselves and never get into bother.
"I simply discover this superb. I am glad we managed to search out them."
The fundraising web page for Metal Warriors will stay open for one week and donations might be made by clicking right here.
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