Nick Cave’s son Arthur dies in Brighton cliff fall

MUSICIAN Nick Cave has paid tribute to his teenage son who died after falling from a cliff.

Tributes are placed at the site where Arthur Cave fell. Picture: SWNS

Arthur Cave was found in the Brighton area yesterday at 6pm, Sussex Police said.

The 15-year-old had suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital but died later that evening.

Cave and his wife Susie said: “Our son Arthur died on Tuesday evening. He was our beautiful, happy loving boy.

Nick Cave's son Arthur, who has died at the age of 15 after falling from a cliff. Picture: PA

“We ask that we be given the privacy our family needs to grieve at this difficult time.”

Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious.

Arthur, who lived in Brighton, died at the Royal Sussex County Hospital.

Cave, 57, is an Australian musician and songwriter, best known as being lead singer of the band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, an alternative rock group formed in Melbourne in 1983.

Nick Cave. Picture: Getty

Last year, Cave and his wife appeared alongside Arthur and his twin brother Earl in 20,000 Days On Earth, a film documenting a fictitious 24 hours in the singer’s life.

Cave has two other sons, Luke and Jethro.