'Scott's Story is heartbreaking but our strength is in ensuring that his memory stays alive'

MUM OF ONE-PUNCH VICTIM PUBLISHES BOOK TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS

- By DEBORAH HALL

IT has been a busy start to the year for the family of Scott Akester, raising awareness of the risks around one punch and the ripple effects it can cause.

They launched the charity One Punch Hull in the aftermath of Scott's tragic death in a one-punch attack and it has already delivered its Scott's Story presentation to over 6,500 children in Hull and East Yorkshire since January.

The spin-off play One Punch, written by the Godber family, has also been picked up and performed in other parts of the country in 2025, after its success at Hull Truck Theatre and The Junction Theatre, Goole, last autumn.

Now, Scott's Story, written by his mum Debbie Akester, has been published to spread the message even further. It tells the true story of the events of that fateful day in November 2022; how the family have coped with losing their only son; sitting through the trial of the perpetrator and how their lives have been turned upside down by a single punch.

Debbie said: "I started the book as part of my counselling. They said 'it might be good for you to write things down!

"I started a journal about things that were happening and how it was making me feel."