Murdered teen’s mum feared ‘dying in same way’ after being attacked by savage youths while visiting his grave

THE mum of a murdered teen feared she would beryllium killed "in the aforesaid way" aft being attacked by savage youths portion visiting his grave.

Zoey McGill had gone to airy candles and thin to Jack Woodley's sedate connected Halloween aft helium was stabbed to decease astatine a festival.

But she said “two cars afloat of people” arrived and launched into a "sickening" assault.

The mum told however she was kicked and punched by the thugs, who she claimed adopted a “pack mentality”.

Zooey said: "I was approached by 1 of the group, and soon aft each of them jumped connected me.

"When they were kicking maine connected the floor, each that went done my caput is what happened to Jack. I thought they were going to termination maine successful the aforesaid mode my lad died, close by his grave."

The mum, who gave commencement to a babe lad 14 weeks ago, was rushed to infirmary with musculus harm and bruising to her head, cervix and torso.

None of her injuries are thought to beryllium superior but Zoey said she has been mentally affected by the attack.

Son Jack, 18, was enjoying a nighttime retired astatine the Houghton Feast successful County Durham successful October 2021 erstwhile helium was acceptable upon by 10 thugs.

The pack, aged betwixt 14 and 18, had been looking for a combat erstwhile they saw the teen walking towards the municipality centre.

Horrified witnesses said the killers were similar animals attacking a portion of nutrient earlier Jack was stabbed successful the backmost with a 7cm knife.

Mum Zoey said: "I walk a batch of clip up there, I walk a batch of money connected his grave. The kids did his sedate up for the 3 twelvemonth anniversary, and the lights were each chopped up.

"These radical wouldn't bash this alone, but they'll bash it together, the aforesaid arsenic they did to Jack that night.

"Jack's murderers killed him successful precisely the aforesaid mode and it's that battalion mentality that the law needs to commencement stamping down on."

Jack's killers were each jailed for murder aft jurors heard they were progressive successful the pile-on to assorted extents.

The boys tried to get their convictions overturned but entreaty judges said the execution verdict was "safe".

Zoey said immoderate radical person offered to travel to the cemetery with her but she feels her son's sedate should beryllium a harmless abstraction for her.

Durham Constabulary confirmed it had launched an investigation into the attack.

A spokesperson said: "Police are investigating an battle which took spot astatine West Cemetery, successful School Aycliffe, past Thursday evening (October 31).

"A pistillate is believed to person been assaulted by a fig of radical portion visiting the cemetery. Thankfully, she is not believed to person suffered immoderate superior injuries.

"An probe has been launched and enquiries are ongoing."