The family of a teenager who died suddenly have organised a basketball tournament to be held in his memory.
Denis Leramo, 19, suffered a suspected heart attack on Cathall Bridge in Leytonstone on September 30 last year.
The former Leyton Sixth Form College student, described as a gentle giant in tributes, had just started at London Metropolitan University and lived with his mother, father and brother in Beachcroft Road, Leytonstone.
The 6ft 6ins teenager played for the Eastside Eagles basketball team and was walking home from university when he collapsed.
His 53-year-old mother, Christine Ladoja, has organised a basketball tournament with the help of the mothers of Denis’s friends and basketball coach David Lavinier.
She said: "Basketball was his passion, so we are going to bring everyone together to honour Denis by doing the sport he loved."
The tournament will take place on Saturday (June 6) at 10.30am near Denis's home in Langthorne Park.
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