| Location | Consett |
| Age | 16 years |
| Date of Birth | 05/06/1990 |
| Date of Death | 07/03/2007 |
| Visitors | 18,225 since 17/04/2007 |
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Kane’s Story
Kane was born in Consett on the 05/06/90. He entered this world weighing 4lb 6oz. He was a
beautiful baby & was loved by all. When he was growing up he was always thin, this used to worry me
but it was just the way he was.
Kane is the third son of Christina.
Kane has two older brothers Joel and Nick; he also has a younger brother Matthew and a little sister
Lynnette.
Kane did not have an easy life. He worried about his little brother as he has a severe heart
condition. He worried about anyone when they were ill or sad.
He had to work hard at things and was bullied when he was young.
Kane cared for people; he would make things for them & spend his money on others. He would buy
things for no reason other than to give or make some-one happy.
Kane loved Japanese cartoon art and was always drawing or painting. He was great at drawing
pictures of people. He loved to create things and would make things out of wood or anything else he
could find.
He would try to do anything I asked him whether it was fixing a light or plumbing a shower.
Although not everything he "fixed" worked again. He once spent hours fixing the kitchen heater & it
has never worked since. Another time he replaced all the door handles for me and one is at 45
degrees. He would always try though.
Kane could be very clumsy but it could be so funny. When he was young he was determined to climb
this tree and fell out of the same tree four times but he did it in the end. He once fell down the
stairs and got up and ran into the wall. I have many memories like this and cherish every one of
them.
Kane left this Earth on the 07/03/07. The day before his death he was upset about an email he had
from his ex girlfriend but we talked and he was fine. The day of his death he was going to see
about an apprenticeship he had applied for. He had no money left so I gave him a few pounds & my
last words to him were " I'm not that bad am I?", he smiled his cheeky smile & replied " I’ve got
my keys". He left the house at lunch time. I had to go out & passed him 2 minutes from his
destination, which was the last time I saw my baby alive. When I returned home I had a bad feeling
so I tried to phone him, there was no answer so I kept trying. After a while I went looking for him
and at 10pm I phoned the police.
Two officers came to the house and after a while told me they had found the body of a young lad at
the bottom of the Gill Bridge. I was devastated and still am. They would not let me see him until
2pm the next day. I had to identify his body, his brother Nick was with me. I went in to shock and
never questioned things so when they said he had jumped I did not ask why.
At his funeral some-one told me Kane did not jump or fall. I was in a state & did not take it in.
Later those words came back and I started to question things. And if I could find the name of the
person that told me.
I phoned the police and two CID officers came. I was asked if I was sure I heard right?
Kane was found at the bottom of a 180ft bridge, he had no broken bones, and he had two marks on his
forehead, a bruised nose, a black eye, two bust lips & a bruised right ear. I was told he was found
in a shopping trolley.
Kane was found at 5pm on a bright day and had been there a couple of hours.
How come no-one saw him?
There were a lot of people at Kane's funeral and I did not know them all. Kane had no reason to
jump, he was starting the apprenticeship and wanted to start his own business, he had updated his
bebo the night before and the things he wrote were not the things some-one that was suicidal would
write.
He was also trying to trace his dad and had talked about how much he wanted children when he was
older. Kane had a lot of love to give and was loved. I do not believe my son took his own life and
never will.
If you knew Kane and would like to add pictures or stories about him to his site please do so.
I would like to thank everyone for the candles & tributes left for Kane. They help us so much;
reading the kind messages left here helps me get through each day. I am still fighting for justice
for Kane and will never give up.
Thank you for your support Christina xxx
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25-June-2007
This site has brought so much comfort to Kane's family & friends. Through GTS I have been contacted
by some of the nicest people that walk this earth, many parents like myself that have lost a child,
others that have also lost some-one they love, some have not lost loved ones but follow Kane's story
& care. Thankyou all for the support you have given us today & for helping get us through xxxxxx
wish u were here
ya the bestest friend we ever knew
we miss u loads
wish you were back
we miss your jokes
we miss your laugh
youll always be here spirit and pictures
so everyone will know
kane was the best
My deepest condolences
Kane was a gentle spirit who had the gift of making people like him and as I have read the messages on this site I realise what a great gift this was. I know many of the people who have paid tribute to Kane and they have expressed his loss far better than I could ever do. I remember him and his group of friends with great affection - they were close and have remained so. The last time I spoke to Kane was after he had left school - in a supermarket. He was easy to spot in his beloved leather jacket! We talked about what he had been doing and hoped to do and as we parted he smiled - it was the smile I remembered from the past and that is what I will take into the future from him - his smile. Rest in soft peace.
If I had one wish
you would be at home safe & sound. I know no-one can give us that son but it is my only wish. People tell me time heals & that life has to go on, but they have no idea of the reality. I do things on auto pilot these days & hide the way I feel the best I can, but it only takes something small & I crumble again. Love you son xxx
Kane was brilliant he had a big heart and alot of love for his friends and family. I can remember once when he missed the bus home so he came to my house to get a taxi and while he was waiting we had a conversation about our families he told me how much he loved his family and he admired his mother and hoped he could be as good as her one day. Christina i am very sorry and i just want you to know kane loved you and your family more than anything.
all my love
wendy xxxx
i wish you were here
Have you ever wondered which hurts the most?
Saying something and wishing you hadn't? or saying nothing and
wishing you had?
have u ever decided not 2 become a couple because you were so afraid of
losing what you already had with that person?
Your heart decides who it likes and who it doesn't. You can't tell your
heart what to do.
Have you ever wanted to love someone with everything you had, but that
other person was too afraid to let you?
Too many of us stay walled up because we are too afraid to care too
much...for fear that the other person does not care as much, or even at
all?
Have you ever denied your feelings for someone because your fear of
rejection was too hard to handle?
*What would you do if every time you fell in love, you
had to say
good-bye?*
*What would you do if every time you wanted someone they would never be
there?*
*What would you do if your best friend died tomorrow and you never got to
tell them how you felt? (even if it is that you don't care anymore)*
*What would you do if you loved someone more than ever and you couldn't
have them?*
*What would you do if you never got the chance to say I am friends with
all of my family and they know I love them?*
I want to tell you that you are a friend. If you died tomorrow (God
Forbid) You would be in my heart. Would I be in yours?
your a best friend to everyone
we miss you loads
we want you back
your missed by all
well never forget you
you were funny and silly most of the times
thats why everyone can only remember the good times
sking was the best memory of all
wish we had the pictures
cause that holiday told storys to all
we watched you laugh giggle and have fun
we never seen u down at all
you are the best and the friendly person
i ever knew
but you loved everyone thats the best of all
wish you were here
miss you loads
never forget you
your were like a best friend , ill still always look up to you
love phillipa
It still hurts
Just when I think I am coping something comes along that makes the hurting worse son. Some silly coment or some-one that has no idea what you were really like. I know you are with us son & I know you are trying to give me the strength to carry on Kane but sometimes the pain is so hard to cope with. I keep hoping I will wake up & it will all have been a very bad dream & that you will be here, safe & sound. Love you loads & miss you loads mam xxx
Katie don't worry
I shall take that photograph off for now, when Becky is allowed to add it, then ask her to come back and add it, my painting looks alittle different, so maybe that will be okay.
Hope this helps, don't want anyone getting into trouble.
Thank you for sharing his photo, and your memories, much appreciated, i am looking after the site for the time being.
Last time I saw u
I keep thinking the last time I saw you alive. I now I wish that I talked to u more before I left. It was sunday 11 of feb where u and nick had to go get something for mum and I was going home. So me nick and u in the taxi to bus station then waited for me until bus turned up. We talked about the course u were doing while nick I waited for the bus. Then bus came I gave nick a kiss and said goodbye to u and that was last words I said. I hope u and family like picture I done miss u xxxxx
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