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Hundreds gather for funeral of machete victim Zac Evans

Hundreds gathered for the funeral of a teenager who died in an alleged machete attack.

The 19-year-old died in outside a pub in Tuffley on Saturday 24 January.

44-year-old Ewen Reynolds has been charged with Zac's murder and after a short court appearance was remanded in custody.

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Hundreds gather to say goodbye to teen machete victim

Hundreds of people gathered to remember a teen who died after being struck with a machete Credit: ITV News

Hundreds of people filled Gloucester Cathedral today to remember a teenager who died after an being struck with a machete.

19-year-old Zac Evans was killed three weeks ago after an alleged attack outside a pub in Tuffley, a man has been charged with his murder.

Today mourners dressed in his favourite colour blue, shared tears and laughter as they celebrated his short life. Zac's coffin was driven in the sidecar of a motorbike.

His mother spoke of how her talented musician son had always longed to be famous, while his friends added he would have loved the attention.

Zac's coffin arrived in a sidecar of a motorbike Credit: ITV News

It was a fantastic highlight to what has been an extremely traumatic four weeks since Zac died for all his family and friends, some of whom have just not known what to do with themselves. But today has been a real focus and it has been a positive focus, we have focused on Zac's young life, he had such a zest for life and he made so many other people happy by the way that he lived and the way he looked out for other people.

– Rev Bruce Clifford
Friends and family wore blue, Zac's favourite colour Credit: ITV News

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