Tributes have been paid to a 13-year-old boy who died after a quad bike crash near Newry.

According to The Washington Post, which sources intel from UK publications, the event unfolded on October 13 when burglars jumped a six-foot fence to enter the grounds, making their way to a working farm on the property — Shaw Farm — where they located and made away with a black Isuzu pickup and a red quad bike.

A pick-up truck and quad bike were stolen from the farm and no arrests have been made so far, according to the police.

"Offenders entered a farm building and made off with a black Isuzu pick-up and a red quad bike. They then made off towards the Old Windsor/Datchet area," said the statement from Thames Valley police.

As the 33-year-old attempted to escort two people from the building, a man riding a quad bike deliberately crashed into him at speed.