Nottingham victim’s family reveal ‘complete devastation’ over his ‘senseless murder’
Tributes have been paid to university student Barnaby Webber, who was one of the three people killed in a series of attacks that shook Nottingham.
The Nottingham University student was stabbed to death just five minutes from his home as the rampage in Ilkeston Road unfolded in the early hours of Tuesday.
The 19-year-old and his friend Grace Kumar were on their way back from an end of term party when the attacker knifed them both.
His family has now opened up about their ‘complete devastation’ at the ‘senseless murder of our son’, who was stabbed to death yesterday morning.
Barnaby was hailed as a ‘beautiful, brilliant, bright young man, with everything in life to look forward to’.
Parents David and Emma Webber, and his younger brother Charlie, said he was ‘at the start of his journey into adulthood and was developing into a wonderful young man’.
In a statement after their son’s death, the family, who are from Taunton, Somerset, added: ‘Complete devastation is not enough to describe our pain and loss at the senseless murder of our son.
‘Barnaby Philip John Webber was a beautiful, brilliant, bright young man, with everything in life to look forward to.
‘A talented and passionate cricketer, who was over the moon to have made selection to his university cricket team.
‘At 19 he was just at the start of his journey into adulthood and was developing into a wonderful young man.
‘As parents we are enormously proud of everything he achieved and all the plans he had made.
‘His brother is bereft beyond belief, and at this time we ask for privacy as a family to be allowed time to process and grieve.’
Mr and Ms Webber added that they will not make any further statements as the police investigation into the attack develops.
In addition to the statement, they released a series of photographs of Barnaby, who was also described as an ‘amazing son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend’.
Earlier, Taunton-based Bishops Hull Cricket Club paid also tribute to the victim who was one of its members, describing him as a ‘dear friend’.
He was described as a ‘key part’ of the club and the statement invited family and friends to lay flowers and pay their respects at the ground.
Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan also paid tribute to Mr Webber, describing him as a ‘young cricketer gone far too soon’.
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