Family of Sean Ford, 15, pays tribute to ‘outgoing and intelligent’ teenager who was stabbed to death as man, 20, is charged over the killing
- A 15-year-old boy who died on Charles Street in Wishaw named as Sean Ford
- Sean was seriously injured and rushed to hospital, where he later died
- A male suspect, 20, has been arrested and charged with the murder
- He is expected to stand trial at Hamilton Sherriff Court on Monday
- Sean’s family called the boy ‘truly one in a million’ and ‘outgoing and intelligent’
The family of Sean Ford, 15, has paid tribute to the ‘truly one in a million’ boy who was killed yesterday on Charles Street in Wishaw.
Scottish police were called to the address in North Lanarkshire at around 5.05am following a report that Sean had been seriously injured.
The teenager was taken to Wishaw General Hospital, where he later died.
His death is now being treated as murder, after a 20-year-old male suspect was arrested and charged in connection to the incident.
Sean’s family said in a statement: ‘Sean was such an outgoing and intelligent young boy who brought laughter and smiles to everyone around him.
Pictured: Officers at an address in the Charles Street area of Craigneuk in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, at around 5.05am on March 7
Pictured: Officers at an address in the Charles Street area of Craigneuk in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, at around 5.05am on March 7
‘He was always making sure others were ok. He was truly one in a million and we will never forget his big beautiful smile. He will be forever young.
‘We are overwhelmed with the amount of support from his friends and would like to thank every last one of them.
‘He was so cruelly and cowardly taken away from us and we will get justice for Sean. We are so heartbroken and just ask to be left to grieve.’
Detective Chief Inspector Alan Sommerville of the Major Investigation Team said the male suspect is due to appear at Hamilton Sherriff Court on Monday.
Pictured: Officers at an address in the Charles Street area of Craigneuk in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, at around 5.05am on March 7
Pictured: one officer stands in front of a property on the estate in Scotland
Sean’s death is now being treated as murder, after a 20-year-old male suspect was arrested and charged in connection to the incident