The mother of a 17-year-old boy has told how her “worst nightmare became a reality” when he was fatally stabbed.

Carla Jones’s son Cameron Bailey, from West Sussex, was pronounced dead at the scene in Easton Street in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, on May 7 this year.

Carla said his death has left her family “broken”.

“I lost my son and my best friend in the whole wide world in one moment,” she said.

Cameron has two younger sisters, a 14-year-old and a four-year-old, who have been “crushed” by their loss.

“My four-year-old keeps asking for him to come back and my 14-year-old is really struggling, she’s hardly been back to school since,” said Carla.

“Being the only boy, he was so protective of us all. He would always make time for my youngest and play with her, she’d make him paint her nails and he’d play wrestling with her and let her sit in his room while he played the PlayStation with his friends.”

The Argus: Cameron Bailey died after being stabbedCameron Bailey died after being stabbed (Image: Family handout)

Thames Valley Police said a post-mortem examination gave the preliminary cause of death as a stab wound to the back.

A murder trial is due to take place later this year.

A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with murder at High Wycombe Magistrates Court on June 6.

He was also charged with wounding with intent, conspiracy to rob, robbery and two counts of possession of a bladed article.

The teenager appeared at Reading Crown Court earlier this month and will appear again on September 1 for further case management.

He is due to stand trial at the same court on October 23 with four others.

Philip Solomon, 37, of no fixed address, Aaran Pattinson, 32, of Old Tea Warehouse, High Wycombe, and Scott Cordice, 29, of the same address, have also been charged with murder.

Solomon and Pattinson are also accused of wounding another 17-year-old boy with intent and conspiracy to rob Cameron and two others.

Co-defendant Marlon Cato, 49, of Station Close, High Wycombe, is also due to stand trial charged with assisting an offender.

Cameron’s mother is now arranging a funeral for her son.

“A parent should never have to arrange their child’s funeral. You are not meant to outlive your babies,” said Carla.

As well as the costs of this, Carla will be travelling to Reading for the murder trial for five or six weeks from October 23.

She has set up a fundraiser to raise money for Cameron’s funeral, a headstone and lawn memorial once he is buried.

She said the money raised will also help her attend the trial in October.

“We love Cameron so much and our whole lives have been shattered, the future we planned has been torn away from us, my heart is just absolutely broken, life as we knew it is just gone for ever, just like that,” Carla said.

At the time of writing, more than £7,400 has been raised.

For this interested, you can donate to the fundraiser here:  https://gofund.me/a81b59e1.