Parents' heartbreaking tributes to boy, 8, shot dead 'while hunting rabbits' on farm

Eight-year-old Jay Cartmell was changeable dormant 'while hunting rabbits' connected a workplace adjacent Warcop, Cumbria (Image: Cumbria Police/handout)

The parents of an eight-year-old lad tragically changeable dormant successful Cumbria person paid a heartbreaking tribute to their "perfect" small son.

Jay Cartmell, from Frizington successful the Lake District, tragically died aft the horrifying incidental adjacent Warcop, Cumbria past Saturday.

Remembering their son, his devastead parents Leigha and James Cartmell described Jay arsenic “loving, benignant and afloat of mischief”.

In a connection they said: “We are heartbroken astatine the passing of our cleanable small lad - Jay Cartmell, 8 years. He was loving, benignant and afloat of mischief, the champion lad that anyone could privation for and the 3rd country of our beauteous household ‘triangle’.

“Jay loved being outdoors, the muddier helium could get the amended and was starting to travel successful the footsteps of his Dad with his obsession for Speedway astatine Workington, wherever helium archetypal attended aged 1 years. He ever went to the Pit to fist bump his heroes, section racers Harry and Sam McGurk. Jay was a talented rider himself and was showing existent committedness for the sport.

“Jay was a defender astatine Whitehaven Miners Football Club. He would occasionally people a goal, albeit an ain goal, but that didn’t dampen his enthusiasm. His favourite subordinate was Erling Haaland and helium had a imagination to determination to Brazil and to conscionable Lionel Messi.

“Jay enjoyed sportfishing and rabbiting with his Dad and helped attraction for the household pets:- 4 lurchers, 5 ferrets and his ain bearded dragon (Spike) which helium received pursuing a schoolhouse achievement. He loved schoolhouse and had a endowment for maths.

“Jay was highly loved, not lone by us, but by each who met him. He had fantastic friends and ever had a grin connected his face. We volition miss him each day, but his emotion surrounds america and his representation volition ne'er fade.

“We would similar to explicit our sincere gratitude to each who person looked aft Jay:- The Air Ambulance Service; PICU, Ward 12 RVI and the Snowdrop Suite astatine Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.

“Also peculiar acknowledgment to the Workington Speedway Supporters Club for their astonishing donations; JD Autos and Fellview Surgery for their ongoing support; the Workington Comets, particularly Andrew Bain, for a peculiar acquisition which we volition treasure everlastingly and to Whitehaven Miners for each that they person done and proceed to bash successful Jay’s honour.”

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