The mother of a teenager tragically killed in a crash has spoken of her heartbreak at “not being able to get justice” for her son.

The devastated mum of Daniel Squire, 18, said she is now struggling, feeling she has let her son down.

It comes after jurors in the trial of the man accused of killing Daniel while texting in his van reached not guilty verdicts against Philip Sinden.

The 10-day trial at Canterbury Crown Court heard detailed evidence of Mr Sinden’s text conversations with a lover while he drove to Deal from St Margaret’s in September 2013.

Tracy Squire said: “I sat and listened to the facts, which was so hard for all of us to listen to.

“The 10 days were exhausting, mentally draining – and to hear that... It doesn’t make sense. None of it makes any sense.”

She said the family had expected a guilty verdict, with Daniel’s dad Symon preparing a statement to be read in the event of a conviction.

Mrs Squire said it would have given them closure.

“That’s all I’ve ever wanted on this, for my family’s sake and a little bit of justice for my son Daniel. I tried to see him on Sunday (at the graveyard). And I can’t because I feel like we’ve let him down.”

She paid tribute to the boy who she previously described as “being loved by everyone who knew him”.

She said: “Everyone thinks their children are great – I get that. But he was. He didn’t have a bad bone in his body.”

He was a keen tri-athlete, and had been delighted to get his place in the Bolton Iron Man before he died.

He and his father had a special relationship and had worked together and trained together as keen members of Deal Tri.

She said: “I knew my son inside out like his dad did and we knew what a great athlete he was on the road.

"We knew on that day my son did everything as a cyclist that he should have done and he did nothing wrong.”

The news has caused a huge reaction on social media site Facebook and among her friends.

“It’s broken me. Friends and family have kept us going, for Daniel’s sake more than anything.

“We were hoping to have some sort of closure and some sort of answers but this is the worst possible thing.”