Sudden death of Wordsley boy, 8

A sporty eight-year-old Wordsley boy died suddenly just hours after suffering an asthma attack at school.

The heartbroken mother of Owen Jeremy, who got his 50m swimming badge the day before the tragedy, today spoke of her "very loving" little boy.

Although he had suffered with asthma and had many overnight stays in hospital over the last seven years, he enjoyed playing football and tennis and swimming.

"He never stopped running around," said mother Rowena Jeremy, aged 37.

"He was a very loving little boy, had a wicked sense of humour and was very socially conscious. When he was four he used to shout at 4x4 vehicles that they made the planet sad. He loved all the super heroes and wanted to be a rock star scientist like Brian Cox."

Owen, who lived with his mother and father David, aged 41, in Primrose Hill, was a pupil at Fairhaven Primary School, Wordsley.

His mother said he had been "wheezy" over the previous month but had managed to take his swimming badge and play football in his lunch hour on Wednesday last week.

During that afternoon the school contacted his parents to say he was wheezing and they took him to Russells Hall Hospital.

Mrs Jeremy said he played with his father while waiting in the x-ray room and was happily talking about a holiday to Butlins at Skegness next week, and a planned trip to Disneyland Paris in the summer.

At 11pm he deteriorated, and was given adrenalin but suffered a cardiac arrest.

Mrs Jeremy said staff worked hard to save him for 45 to 55 minutes.

"At 51 minutes past midnight last Thursday morning he was certified dead and we lost the centre of our world," she said.

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By Louise Jew