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The family of a teenager who died after being brutally attacked in a park spoke today of their “catastrophic” loss as hundreds of friends and relatives gathered to honour his life.
Jonathan Beaumont, 17, from Chertsey in Surrey, suffered fatal head injuries in the assault in Addlestone on Monday. He was taken to St George’s Hospital in Tooting and died the next day.
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Last night, crowds gathered at the Aviator skate park in Addlestone, where flowers, candles, balloons and Chelsea Football Club memorabilia were placed around Jonathan’s BMX bike, which was decorated with sunflowers. Dozens of Chinese lanterns were also launched.
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Jonathan’s father Robert Beaumont, 66, said: “We are finding things out about our son we never knew. To have this happen to us is catastrophic.”
His mother Elaine, who wore the cap her son was wearing the day he died, said: “He had a good life. He loved his family and his friends.”
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The former Magna Carta School pupil, who played football for Chertsey Juniors and Brooklands FC, recently became an apprentice mechanic with Scania trucks at Heathrow. As well as his parents, he leaves behind six siblings, Chris, Jane, Paul, Gary, James and Nicholas.
Jonathan was attacked at 4pm in Kingthorpe Gardens, known as Victory Park. A 17-year-old man from Chertsey was today due to appear before Guildford magistrates after being arrested on suspicion of murder.