The father of a 16-year-old boy who died of his injuries after reports of a malfunction on a beach in Ayrshire said that his son was “my everything”.
Police Scotland said on Sunday that a 17-year-old boy had been arrested after Kayden Moy, from Eastern Kilbride, was fatally injured on Irvine Beach on Saturday evening.
Kayden received medical care on the spot and was taken to the hospital, but died on Sunday, the police said.
In a Facebook message, Kayden's father Paul Moy said: “My firstborn son my big boy my best friend my most important man my everything,” added: “Easily rest my boy.”
Kayden Moy, 16 years old, died of injuries after a 'disturbance' on Irvine Beach (Police Scotland/PA thread)
The police continue their questions and said they believe that different people were filming on Saturday on Saturday.
Detective head inspector Campbell Jackson said: “There is an extensive investigation to determine the full circumstances around this death. Our officers support the boy's family on this very difficult and heartbreaking time.
“From our research so far we know that there were a number of people on the beach around the time of the disruption. We believe that several of them were filming at the time and possibly have images of what happened.
“I would encourage people to judge the images they have and contact the police if they think the captured images can be important for our investigation.”
The police were called to the beach on Saturday at 6.45 pm for reports of a malfunction and Kayden was found seriously injured.
Superintendent Jim McMillan said: “We understand that this death will be of great care for the local community, but make sure that we do everything we can to identify those involved.
“There will be extra patrols in the area if we perform our questions and everyone with any worries can approach these officers.”
Detectives have set up a website to enable members of the public to submit information directly to the team, which can be anonymous.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, stating incident number 3106 of Saturday 17 May 2025. As an alternative, crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 anonymous
