It was a very small humble silver crucifix and the beads (plastic pale blue) of the necklace reminded me of the ones used in making Rosaries at St. Kolbe teen camp or catechism class.
Very simple.
Guessing from the tv news story I would say no bigger than an inch on the size of the Crucifix.
His mom was very old as in perhaps (just guessing) he was the youngest of many.
He was just about the age for going to Catechism classes for Holy Confirmation.
His Mom was right their confirming it was a gift from her to him.
Well if it’s that small, then the guy has no ground to stand on, and should apologize to the kid.