[Location: Whitstable] ‘Nothing will bring him back, but I don’t want another family to have the same heartbreak’
Kent Online 2026-10-08 05:57:35
Context: In Whitstable, a 19-year-old man named Ashton Harrington was stabbed to death on Good Friday. His mother, Camille Harrington, has launched a campaign to make bleed kits more widely available in town centres in an effort to prevent similar tragedies. The campaign comes as two men, Kieron Barnes and Tobias Agbaje, are set to face trial for Ashton's murder.
Key Facts
- Ashton Harrington, 19, was stabbed to death in Belmont Road, Whitstable, on Good Friday.
- Camille Harrington, Ashton's mother, has started a petition with Sophie Dodds to make bleed kits more widely available in public places, with over 600 people having already signed.
- Kieron Barnes, of Romney Court, Sittingbourne, and Tobias Agbaje, of Claremont Street, Herne Bay, have been charged with Ashton's murder and are due to face trial next month.
- Ashton's mother believes that having bleed kits in public places could give someone a chance of surviving a serious injury while waiting for an ambulance, and hopes to save at least one life through her campaign.