Tributes have been paid to a 16-year-old boy who died after a stabbing on Irvine Beach at the weekend.

Kayden Moy, from East Kilbride, was in a disturbance involving a large group of teenagers at 18:45 on Saturday. He died in hospital on Sunday.

The teenager previously played for football club Busby AFC, which said his death had “hit everyone hard”.

Police Scotland said a 17-year-old boy has been arrested over the incident.

The force said a large number of people were on the Ayrshire beach on Saturday – one of the warmest days of the year in Scotland – and may have filmed footage of the incident.

Busby AFC said it had launched a fundraising appeal for Kayden’s family.

It said in a statement: “The Club was devastated to find out that Kayden Moy sadly lost his life recently after being the victim of a knife attack.

“Kayden played in our youth set-up for several years and it has hit everyone hard.

“We are aware that nothing will ever replace the life of an individual but we hope that this fundraising will help Kayden’s family at this extremely difficult time.”

On Sunday, Kayden’s father Paul had called his son “my best friend” in a post on social media.

He wrote: “My first born son, my big boy, my best friend, my main man, my everything, rest easy my boy.”

Social media posts suggested dozens of teenagers had been among those who witnessed the incident on Irvine beach.

Members of the public with any information about the death are being urged to contact Police Scotland with details.