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One of the world's most-famous heavy metal bands last night vowed to support the family of murdered schoolboy Thomas Devlin.
Sunday Life can reveal that rock legends Iron Maiden contacted the teenager's grieving parents, Jim and Penny, last week to express their outrage at Thomas's horrific killing.
Speaking on behalf of the band, manager Rod Smallwood pledged to support the family's campaign for justice after reading about the murder on the internet.
Rod posted a message on the website set up to raise awareness of the killing and to celebrate the 15-year-old Thomas's life.
The message read: "We are appalled at this senseless tragedy.
"On behalf of all the members of Iron Maiden and myself, I send our heartfelt wishes and support to Thomas's family.
"We also offer our support to his friends and local community."
The gesture particularly touched the family because Thomas - a devoted rock fan - was buried in his favourite Iron Maiden T-shirt.
It's now hoped other top rock bands will pledge their support to the heartbroken family.
Thomas's mum, Penny, said her family was "heartened" by the support from the rock giants.
Said Penny: "We still can't believe that the band that our son loved so much have offered to support our campaign.
"It's fantastic and the last message we expected to see.
"Thomas was buried in an Iron Maiden T-shirt and they were his favourite band.
"We never, ever thought that a band as famous as Iron Maiden would visit the website."
Added Penny: "It's great to see them taking an interest in Thomas's case because he absolutely loved them.
"Thomas's friends have also been made aware of it and they also can't believe the band are supporting us.
"We have had messages of support from all over the world and we can't thank people enough."
This latest development comes after Sunday Life offered a £10,000 reward leading to the arrest and conviction of Thomas's killers.
The original article was published at
Sunday Life by Stephen Breen.
Visit the Thomas Devlin Fund here.
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