Dubbed the next Beckham and future England international, he was a prolific goal scorer who brought out the best in his team mates. On 18 May 2006 he was stabbed to death outside his school as he tried to break up a fight. His life, in a brief second, was taken by a teenager with a knife.
Now his mother, Tracey Cumberbatch, is launching a campaign, supported by The National Youth Agency, to combat the violent crime on Britain's streets. The campaign, "One Minute in May", aims to hold a minute's silence before the final Premiership and Championship games in May 2009 to honour the young victims of violent crime.
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