On September 28, Jay Cartmell was seriously injured in his head while on land near the A66, north of Warcop.
At the scene, a man in his 60s was taken into custody on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. Later, he received a bail.
In a statement released by Cumbria Police, Jay’s parents, Leigha and James Cartmell, paid homage to him and recalled him as “loving, kind, and full of mischief”.
They described him as “the best boy that anyone could wish for and the third corner of our beautiful family ‘triangle'” .
“Jay loved being outdoors, the muddier he could get,” they continued.
was beginning to develop a same fixation with speedways at Workington as his father.
“He would regularly visit the pit to give local racers Harry and Sam McGurk a fistbump.
The little child’s parents noted that even though he “occasionally” scored an own goal while playing defense for Whitehaven Miners Football Club, it didn’t lessen his excitement.
They said that Erling Haaland of Manchester City was his favorite player and that he had aspirations of relocating to Brazil to meet Lionel Messi.
Jay, a resident of Frizington, Cumbria, assisted in taking care of the family’s four lurcher dogs, five ferrets, and bearded dragon, Spike. He also enjoyed fishing and rabbiting with his father.
