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10-Year-Old and 13-Year-Old Collapse Suddenly and Pass Away


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A 10-year-old girl collapsed while at school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire (England).

Rai-Lèyah Parveen Saddique was taken to hospital last Wednesday and tragically passed away from a suspected brain haemorrhage.

From the Daily Mail:

Tributes have been paid to a 10-year-old girl who died suddenly after collapsing at school from a suspected brain haemorrhage.

Rai-Lèyah Parveen Saddique was taken to hospital last Wednesday after falling ill at school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

She was then transferred from Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield to Leeds General Infirmary, but died in the early hours of Monday.

Hundreds of mourners reportedly attended her funeral at Jamia Masjid Swafia mosque in Wakefield.

This was followed by a service at Wakefield Cemetery.

A family spokesman said: ‘She was a hard-working girl who was loved by family and friends.’

The child’s death was announced on the Facebook page of Muslim funeral service Janaza Announcements.

Meanwhile, a 13-year-old Canadian youth hockey player collapsed at a school basketball tryout and tragically passed away.

Eric Homersham, a Grade 8 student at West Island College, died November 9th.

Calgary Herald reported:

A Calgary youth hockey club is honouring the life of a 13-year-old player who died unexpectedly last week.

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Eric Homersham, a Grade 8 student at West Island College, died Nov. 9 after collapsing at a school basketball tryout. A cause of death hasn’t been determined.

The tragedy has reverberated through his Calgary Wolverines team and among his family and friends.

“There’s been an outpouring of support, and they’re grieving because Eric was loved,” said Robert Homersham, Eric’s father.

“He had a lot of friends. He was a real generous, warm-hearted kid. A bit of a prankster, a funny kid, obviously taken from us far too soon. He would have had a great life.”

“We’re heartbroken, and we’re probably forever going to be heartbroken,” added Eric’s mother, Kathy. “He had such zest for life.”

They described their son as a natural athlete who loved the ice as much as he loved the links, spending endless hours on the golf course. With a love for the outdoors, he was a mainstay riding his scooter or bike with his friends through his Willow Park neighbourhood.



 

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