'I will remember him every day', family pays tribute to Shawn Seesahai

The family of Shawn Seesahai have paid tribute the teenager after his killers were convicted of his murder yesterday.

Two 12-year-olds - who can't be named because of their ages - were found guilty of murdering Shawn in Wolverhampton last November. They stabbed him with a machete in an unprovoked attack on Stowlawn playing fields on Wolseley Road on 13 November 2023.

His mother, Maneshwary, said: “"Shawn was such a loving son, he was so well-mannered, looked after us, was loving to everyone and very protective.

"He always said he wanted to work, he wanted his own house, his own car.

"He liked basketball and cricket, he loved those sports. He was always listening to music. He spent most of his time at home and didn't want to go out much."

Shawn's father, Suresh, said: "I will remember him every day, when I get home I see his pictures, his clothes, his sneakers, I will always remember him.

"Even at work, I work for myself and he works for me on weekends, when I would pack up my stuff he always helped me.

"Whenever I put anything in my truck now, he will be there with me helping me do it.

"I never had a problem with Shawn, he was such a loving son. He would be up at 5am to work, and whenever I paid him he always saved it.

"We are a very close family, we'll never forget him."

Suresh added: "Justice must be done. I want them to have the right sentence, they don’t have to be locked up for life, I just want it to be fair.

"We are keeping our fingers crossed that we’ll get the justice we've come here for."

Both boys denied murder, though one admitted to owning the machete. During the investigation, police found a machete in a storage space under one of the boys' beds. They also found a blood-stained tracksuit in one of the boys' homes.

After a trial at Nottingham Crown Court, a jury found them both guilty of murder and both guilty of possessing a bladed article.

They will be sentenced at a later date.

Det Insp Damian Forrest who lead the investigation by the Homicide Unit, said: "Throughout this case our thoughts have always been with Shawn's family who have been devastated by his death.

"Today we can only hope that they do feel some degree of peace knowing those who took Shawn's life have been convicted.

"It became apparent early on in the investigation that those responsible for Shawn’s murder were 12 years old, and that was deeply shocking.

"But it did nothing to reduce our dedication and fervour to ensure Shawn's killers were brought to justice.

"We worked tirelessly to establish what happened that evening and to leave a jury in no doubt that both boys were responsible for Shawn's death.

"Our teams worked carefully and respectfully with all those involved, some of them also very young, to build the case which has brought Shawn’s killers to justice.”

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