Parents of Josh Hall warn of dangers of social media

One year after his death, the parents of murdered teenager Josh Hall have paid tribute to their ‘amazing’ son and issued a warning about the dangers of social media.

Josh died in the early hours of 17 April last year after he was stabbed several times in a sports ground in Dursley the previous afternoon.

Harley Dennom was found guilty of murdering Josh and was sentenced to a minimum of 14 years in prison. He was 15 years old at the time.

The teen had sent Josh multiple threatening messages in the days leading up to the attack at Cam Sports Ground, including on social media app Snapchat.

The pair had arranged to meet and ‘sort out their differences’, but Dennom was armed with a knife.

Josh's parents, Kirsty and Mike, have taken part in a video interview with Gloucestershire Police - they hope by sharing their first-hand account of the murder of their child will help ensure other children do not end up being victims like Josh was.

You can see the video here:

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