Bailey Jones, 18, dies after falling onto a knife blade on West Birriley Street, Bomaderry on Friday
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How an 18-year-old tripped and stabbed himself to death when he ‘fell on a large knife’ in a driveway as police say they are now looking into ‘every possibility’
- Teenager dies after tripping in the driveway of his home and falling on a knife he was holding
- Bailey Jones, 18, died of a stab wound to the chest Friday night.
- He was treated in Bomaderry, NSW, rushed to hospital but pronounced dead.
- NSW Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of his teenage son.
Police are investigating “all possibilities” in the mysterious death of a teenager who is said to have tripped and fell on the blade of a knife he was holding in a freak accident.
Bailey Jones, 18, died of a stab wound to the chest on Friday night in West Birriley Street, Bomaderry, on the south coast of New South Wales.
The teen is understood to have been at his cousin’s house with 10 other people when he fell on a large knife he was playing with in the driveway.
Bailey Jones, 18, (pictured) died of a knife wound to the chest on Friday night in West Birriley Street, Bomaderry, on the south coast of New South Wales.
Police are investigating the mysterious death of the teenager who is believed to have tripped and fell on the blade of a knife he was holding.
It is understood that Jones was at his cousins’ house with around ten people when he fell on a large knife he was playing with in the driveway.
NSW Police and ambulance paramedics received multiple calls for assistance around 7pm
The 18-year-old was treated by paramedics at the scene for a stab wound to the chest.
He was rushed to Shoalhaven Hospital in critical condition, but died a short time later.
Police are investigating the events surrounding the boy’s death and said all witnesses are cooperating.
Acting Detective Inspector Ian Griffin urged anyone with information or CCTV or dashcam footage to come forward.
“It’s a terrible set of circumstances, but there is certainly nothing in our investigation that should cause concern to the community and we will continue to try to find out what happened,” Insp Griffin said.
“It’s too early to speculate at this point, but our eyes are open to all possibilities.”
Neighbor Gage Hood told 9News that the whole scene was “pretty eventful” and questioned how the tragic death happened.
“The story was that someone fell on a knife, but you don’t fall on a knife,” he said.
As news of the teen’s death spread, friends and family began sharing tributes online.
‘I love you forever, my beautiful baby cousin. I’m going to be lost without you, I still don’t want to except you’re not here anymore and I can’t call you or see you at family events,” Bailey’s cousin wrote in a moving tribute on Facebook.
‘It already hurts so much that you left a hole in my heart that will never go Christmas without you, not sharing birthdays, please just come home, I don’t want you to go, life is so cruel.
“I’ll see you soon at the slide, hopefully I’ll go straight to find you so I can hug you and never let you go.”
Bailey’s aunt also wrote on Facebook: ‘Rest in peace Bails, I know Nanny will take care of you.’
Ambulance paramedics treated the man at the scene before he was rushed to Shoalhaven Hospital (pictured) in critical condition, but the teenager died shortly after arrival.