Nathan James Ridler

Nathan James Ridler
died at 10pm 24/02/2008 in Poole Hospital.
17 years old
student
He was trying to stop a fight and sadly he lost his life for it.
here is an extract from the local paper.
Brockenhurst College student Nathan James Ridler was involved in an incident outside the Subway
sandwich bar in the same road.

He died in Poole Hospital at 10pm on Sunday. Jamie Lee Sloane, aged 18 from Christchurch, has also
been charged with manslaughter and was set to be brought before magistrates today. A Dorset police
officer, called Saturday "a nightmare
Two people died within two hours of each other on the same stretch of road. Jason Lee Craig Peers
died the same day as Nathan. Last year another man was killled on the same road Steve Galsworthy was
a landlord in a pub. I did not know any of them but wanted to do a tribute to them.

NATHAN Ridler's family made the decision to donate his organs helping save four people's lives.
Nathan helped save two adults and two children, one of whom was close to death.
If you wish to help support the campaign and give hope to more than 9,000 people waiting for a
transplant here is the website: uktransplant .org.uk
Those people are very lucky to have a part of Nathan. As I believe through all I have read that he
was a wonderful young man. Having a son the same age myself has really brought this home to me. My
heart and my thoughts are with his family right now. You brought up a wonderful young man who lost
his life trying to help someone else. Says so much about what type of person he was.

daily echo
Nathan was our caring loving son
A MODEL Bournemouth student has lost his fight for life after a night-time tragedy.

Police said Nathan Ridler, 17, was involved in an incident outside Subway in Holdenhurst Road on
Sunday, and died that evening.

Nathan had been celebrating a friend's 18th birthday party at The Empire across the road.

Friends and teachers described him as a popular and hard-working student with a bright future.

A statement issued by Dorset police on behalf of Nathan's parents said: "Nathan was a beloved son to
Dierdre and Alan and he was the middle child to a 21-year-old older brother and a younger
14-year-old brother.

"He was a caring, loving son, who was full of life, and hard-working.

"He attended Brockenhurst College where he was a Grade A student in all his subjects and had a
prosperous career to look forward to.

"He had recently passed his driving test at the first attempt.

"He loved football, golf and snooker, and was an exclellent sportsman with a bedroom full of
trophies.

"He was well loved by an amazing group of friends and by his family."

Nathan lived with his parents at The Grove, Moordown, and it is understood he worked part time at
Topman.

Friends left dozens of tributes on Nathan's Bebo profile page and also left floral tributes outside
Subway.

They included: "It should never have happened to such a lovely person. You will be hugely missed.
Love Becca and Jasmine."

"You will be sadly missed in my heart. Such a good friend. Liam Snell."

"Legend! Miss you like crazy mate you will never be forgotten Nath! Love Jack Hayter."

The ambulance service had a report Nathan was unconscious at 2.08am and took him to Poole Hospital,
where he died at 10.02pm.

Samuel Gardner said: "Nathan was quiet and if you got to know him he was a nice lad, never angry or
into fighting or anything like that.

"I saw him in Bournemouth that night in the street - he seemed jolly like he usually is."

James Simms, deputy head of Winton Arts and Media College, said Nathan's former school was in
shock.

"Nathan was one of our model students," he said.

"He was well presented, polite and pleasant. He worked extremely hard and no teacher could have
asked for a more motivated, positive young man.

"We all feel he had great potential and a great future ahead of him."

Nathan was in his second year at Brockenhurst College studying A-levels in information technology,
economics and business and accounting.

College principal Di Roberts said: "Nathan was a lovely and very bright young man. He was very
popular with peers and staff."

An 18-year-old Christchurch man has been charged on suspicion of manslaughter.


daily echo 6/3/2008

A GIFT OF LIFE
By Stephen Bailey

ORGANS DONATED: Nathan Ridler
NATHAN Ridler's family made the decision to donate his organs, helping save four people.

The Bournemouth student, 17, suffered fatal head injuries in an incident outside Subway in
Holdenhurst Road last month.

Father Alan, 46, said: "His organs saved two adults and two children- one of them was very close to
death."

Brother Darren, 21, said: "It shows his life wasn't wasted. He has gone on to help people in other
ways."

Several months ago the family changed doctors and were asked if they wanted to sign up as donors.

"Nathan said, why not?" his mum Deirdre, 46, told the Echo from the family home in The Grove,
Moordown," adding: "It brings some comfort."

Nathan, who would have been 18 next month, died at Poole Hospital at 10pm on Sunday, February 24.

Martin Smits, Poole Hospital's director of nursing, said: "An organ donation is a gift that saves a
life or enhances the quality of life. It can be the most difficult decision a family ever makes, but
we've never known of anyone who regretted making it."

Deirdre and Alan urged others to consider becoming donors. The family of one of Nathan's friends
wrote to say they were all becoming donors.

Alan later visited the scene of the incident, which has become covered in flowers. He said: "It was
difficult to deal with the visit but it was lovely to know how much people cared about him."

“An organ donation is a gift that saves a life or enhances the quality of life. It can be the most
difficult decision a family ever makes, but we’ve never known of anyone who regretted making
it.”
Martin Smits, Poole Hospital’s director of nursing

Deirdre said: "A lot of the children have been down there every night since it happened."

Tributes flooded in, among them some 200 cards.

The family is still waiting for the body to be released and faces months of court hearings after a
man was charged with manslaughter.

Deirdre said: "I'm determined to go to every hearing."

The death has hit Nathan's brother, Ryan, 12 hard and Nathan's friends have been calling round for
him.

Deirdre said: "Nathan and Ryan used to watch EastEnders together but Ryan hasn't watched an episode
since."

Nathan was an A-grade student at Brockenhurst College who worked part time at Topman, Castlepoint
and had recently applied for a job at accountant Price Waterhouse Coopers.

His football team manager, Steve Thompson from Greenfields Youth FC, said: "It was a privilege to
have Nathan in the team. As a thoughtful, likeable, hardworking, team player, I had no hesitation
naming him Manager's Player of the Year."

Nathan, a full back, was also named Players' Player of the Year.Friends played a football match in
his honour in black shirts inscribed with his name at the Littledown Centre.

Brockenhurst College held a two-minute silence and lowered its flag to half-mast.


Update 17/6/2008
AN 18-YEAR-OLD has pleaded guilty to the killing of a popular teenager on a Bournemouth street.

Nathan Ridler, a 17-year-old grade A student and talented footballer, died from head injuries after
he was punched and hit his head on the ground.

His distraught parents described him as a "caring and loving son".

Yesterday Jamie Lee Sloane, from Pauntley Road in Christchurch, appeared at Winchester Crown Court
accused of manslaughter.

He pleaded guilty to unlawfully killing Nathan outside the Subway sandwich shop in Holdenhurst Road,
Bournemouth, on Sunday February 24 this year.

Nathan, who lived with his parents Alan and Deirdre at The Grove, Moordown, had spent the previous
evening at a birthday party at Empire nightclub in Holdenhurst Road. At around 2am, he and his
friends decided to go to Subway.


A confrontation began between Sloane and Nathan's group of friends, and it was during this
altercation that Nathan suffered fatal head injuries. He died at 10pm that day at Poole Hospital.

Grade A student Nathan was studying for A-levels in information technology, economics and business
and accounting at Brockenhurst College.

Alan and Deirdre said: "He was a caring, loving son, who was full of life, and hard-working.

"He loved football, golf and snooker, and was an excellent sportsman with a bedroom full of
trophies."

They added: "He was well loved by an amazing group of friends and by his family."

After his death, Nathan's family made the decision to donate his organs - helping to save the lives
of two adults and two children.

Brother Darren, 21, said: "It shows his life wasn't wasted. He has gone on to help people in other
ways."

Judge Guy Boney QC, sitting at Winchester Crown Court yesterday, ordered pre-sentence reports and
told Sloane he would be sentenced on July 21.