Tyler, inset left, has been given a £10,000 fined for organising the memorial event after the death of his friend Jamie, right POLICE last night admitted a £400 fixed penalty notice for organising a balloon release in memory of a much-loved teenager was a mistake – as it should have been £10,000. Tyler James, 19, was hit with the charge for breaching Covid restrictions by arranging the memorial event after Jamie McKitten’s tragic suicide on the railway at Chester-le-Street. The event in Great Lumley was attended by over 200 people and went ahead despite being warned against it by police officers. The memorial event was attended by over 200 people