Nearly £10k raised to help cover teen's funeral costs

Hopes to 'provide some comfort to Christopher’s family at this very difficult time'

An online appeal for a teen who died in a serious incident in Ramsey this week has raised nearly £10,000 in less than a day.

Fourteen-year-old Christopher Benjamin Robert James McBurnie died at the scene of the incident in Close Drean on Thursday (29 May).

A juvenile is in custody in relation to an ongoing murder investigation.

A fundraiser launched yesterday (31 May) was hoping to raise £5,000 to cover funeral costs and support Christopher's loved ones.

That target has been nearly doubled - reaching £9,859 by this morning (1 June).

The official JustGiving campaign can be found HERE.