An uncle of an Arab student who died following a racially-motivated attack in a Hastings has said his family has every confidence that British police will find those responsible.
Sixteen-year-old Mohammed Al-Majed, from Qatar, died two days after being attacked near a takeaway restaurant on August 22.
Although four local males, aged 17 to 20, have been arrested and released on police bail, no-one has been charged in conn
ection with Mohammed's death.
Speaking from Qatar, Mohammed's uncle Abdul Karim Mohsin said: "We have every confidence in the British legal institutions that they will find whoever was behind this.
"We have said to the police that we are leaving the matter entirely in their hands. We believe that what happened to Mohammed should not stop people coming to Britain."
Mr Mohsin said the family was touched by the sympathy shown to them by the people of Hastings on Monday when black balloons were released and a two-minute silence observed.
He said: "The people of Hastings really stood with us. They showed their sympathy and their support, and I believe this really was an isolated case and Hastings should be proud."
Community leaders in the resort fear Mohammed's death could deter some of the 35,000 overseas students who arrive in Hastings each year and whose income helps underpin its economy.
Hastings Borough Council leader Peter Pragnell has insisted the town - which has a small ethnic community of nearly 100 different nationalities - was "basically a safe and welcoming place".
And Hastings and Rye Labour MP Michael Foster has said he felt "ashamed" that the death of Mohammed should take place in his local community.
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