IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A CHILD DIED

>> Mums of victims say ministers ignored warnings about violence >> Tributes paid to tragic Kory, 16, as boy of 13 charged with murder

- RUTH SUTER

CAMPAIGNERS have accused the Scottish Government of failing to halt youth violence after the tragic death of a teenage boy.

Families of victims spoke out after Kory McCrimmon, 16, lost his life on Sunday.

He was injured in a disturbance at Greenfield Park in the east end of Glasgow on Friday and died in hospital two days later.

A boy aged 13 yesterday appeared in court in connection with the tragedy.

He made no plea at a private hearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court to a charge of murder.

The boy, who can't be named for legal reasons, was remanded in custody.

The Record launched its Our Kids... Our Future campaign in February 2023 following a series of shocking attacks involving children across the country.

We have called on the Scottish Government to invest in safe spaces for kids in every community to allow them to be guided and mentored.

Vicky Donald, who has campaigned for change since her daughter Kaylynn, 12, was battered at the back of a school bus in Fife, said she was "sickened" by the latest tragedy.

Vicky, 36, said: "It makes me feel sick to my stomach that a young boy has lost his life.

"We have been warning of this for months. In fact, we have been shouting it from the rooftops and it has fallen on deaf ears.

"The Scottish Government has watched the situation with youth violence escalate for months now and they've done nothing.

"It was only a matter of time before something as devastating as this took place.

"I feel for the boy's parents.

They'll never watch him grow up, go to university, or start a family of his own.