Breck Bednar.

The £10,000 initial target for the memorial fund for 14 year-old Caterham resident Breck Bednar has already been exceeded, just a week after the fund was launched. The fund has been set up in memory of Breck, who died on Monday 17th February after going to meet a stranger he had met on the internet.

On the Just Giving website for the memorial fund, Breck's family state: “Our family is devastated by the loss of our beloved Breck David LaFave Bednar. As Breck had a great passion for the possibilities offered by innovations in computing, we will use this fund to support computer education for young people, including the responsible use of technology.

“As the family recovers from the initial shock and grief of our loss, we can begin to develop our plans to use this fund, both to help others and to honour the memory of the talented boy whom we all loved so dear.”

To make a donation go to www.justgiving.com/yimby/breckbednar.