'He's the only one in his year without a smartphone'

Mary Barker's decision not to give her 12-year-old son Edwin a smartphone was reinforced by the tragic death in January of Jaiden Sheata, 11.

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He was hit and killed by a train at a level crossing in South London, after being distracted by a video on his mobile.She says, “Edwin is now the only one in his whole year without a smartphone, and I’m standing firm. Jaiden was local to us, and his death was truly shocking, and made even more heartbreaking