The family of the student killed in a street row still cry every day over his death.

Mohammed al Majed died after he was attacked outside a kebab shop in Hastings town centre.

The 16-year-old, from Doha, Qatar, hit his head on the pavement during an altercation on August 22 last year, just a few days before he was due to return home.

The teenager had flown to Britain to spend 12 weeks learning English, the first member of his family to study in this country.

At the time of the incident, he was attending the EF International Language school in Hastings, which attracts tens of thousands of English-language students each year.

After he was attacked on the Friday night, Mohammed was admitted to the Conquest Hospital, St Leonards, before being transferred to a specialist unit at King's College Hospital, London, the day after. On Sunday he died Mr al Majed was travelling in Saudi Arabia at the time he heard his son had been attacked and was only able to reach Britain on Monday, a day after his son's death.

Flowers and messages of sympathy were left where the attack took place.

Mohammed's family is still struggling to come to terms with what happened and his mother, Ibtisam, still cries every day.

His father, Abdulla al Majed, 58, wiped away tears while being interviewed. He said: “I remember every day. I remember when I see his picture. I was surprised. I thought it was quiet in Britain.”

Mohammed's mother is equally unable to comprehend what happened to her son.

Mohammed grew up in Doha with his two elder brothers, Ali, 27, and Saud, 23, his sister, Dana, 24, and two younger brothers, Hussain, 14, and Ahmed, 12. The family is so close that they all live in the same house in the Qatari capital.

To ensure Mohammed is not forgotten, the al Majed family have created a memorial site, www.mohammed-almajed.com, which includes details of his life and events on the night of the tragedy.