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Las Vegas teenager beaten to death by mob after standing up for bullied friend, his family says | US News<\/p>\n
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A “courageous” teenager in the US was beaten to death when he confronted a mob over a friend who was being bullied, his family has said.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Lewis, 17, was attacked by up to 15 people near a school in Las Vegas<\/strong>, according to reports.<\/p>\n The teenager had confronted the group after “one of his smaller friends” had something stolen from him and was thrown in a bin, a statement on a GoFundMe page said.<\/p>\n Writing on a website set up in his son’s name, Jonathan’s father – who is also called Jonathan Lewis – said he was “shocked by the immensity and horror of my beloved boy just being beaten to death”.<\/p>\n He told how he held the hand of his “beloved boy” in hospital during life support – and watched his son’s “life leave his body”.<\/p>\n “Jonathan was a hero who tried to help a smaller child who was being bullied and 15 people attacked him in cowardly violence and our beloved son was beaten to death,” a statement on the website said.<\/p>\n “Jonathan was an aspiring artist, a kind, loving, caring, and generous young man who had his whole life ahead of him and he will be forever loved and cherished every day every moment.”<\/p>\n