The life of Dover teenager Cagney O'Brien was commemorated with dozens of messages and flowers at a gathering of family and friends.

On Friday and Saturday evening people from all over the Buckland Estate paid tribute to Cagney near to where he died falling from a playground rope swing on Monks Way.

His favourite music was played in the background as people lit candles and sprayed his name on the walls.

His father Glyn flew over from Hamburg, Germany on Saturday to see the messages.

Cagney's mother Danielle O'Brien, who lived with him at The Linces, said she was so touched by the support everyone had shown.

"It is the most beautiful thing you could imagine. Cagney would have loved it" she said.

"He was a very happy and bubbly person who made everybody laugh. Seeing everyone here has helped me so much.

"You could not keep him out of a photo. He loved attention and was a real character.

"On Friday when we laid flowers we saw the fireworks going off over the seafront and it seemed like they were for him.

"There was one that was a smiley face and it reminded me of Cagney."

As well as loving music and weight training Cagney was a keen bike enthusiast and was a member of the Dubriders Club.

He was a pupil at the Right Track Music School in Ashford.

Nan Audrey Black, of Hudson Close said: "He was such a good and helpful boy who did so much for me.

"He will always be remembered for loving his bikes and his brilliant sense of humour.

"We are all just devastated he is gone."

Cagney's best friend Dan Card, 12, of Milton Close said: "He was like a brother to me.

"He was always there if I needed to talk and he had such a brilliant sense of humour. He had a new joke everyday.

"There will never be another Cagney."