Family tribute to 'bubbly' boy, 15, after Middleton crash death
"When he would love, he would love really hard. He wasn't a show-off kid and kept himself to himself," they said in a statement released by GMP.They said: "We as a family are grateful for the tributes being made to Devon and want peace and to remember him calmly, surrounded by loved ones."It was a tragic incident that should never have happened that we don't want to tarnish Devon's legacy."
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