The 15-year-old son of musician Nick Cave has died after a fall from a cliff in Brighton, Sussex Police said, as reported by bbc.co.uk.

Arthur Cave was found with life-threatening injuries on the underpass of Ovingdean Gap at 18:00 BST on Tuesday.

He was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, but died later from his injuries.

His death is not being treated as suspicious, and the coroner is investigating, police said.

In a family statement, Nick and Susie Cave said: “Our son Arthur died on Tuesday evening. He was our beautiful, happy loving boy.

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

Nick Cave, an Australian musician and songwriter, is best known as the singer of the band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.