'He was the life and soul of the party': Fundraiser set up for 25-year-old dad from Brierley Hill who died after heart attack

Callum Green, known affectionately as 'CJ', was in critical care in hospital for more than a week before he died on January 14.

The dad-of-one had been complaining of pains in his arms in the weeks prior to his death and was due to speak to a doctor on the day he had a heart attack on January 6.

Friend Will Keight, whose wife, Jenny, had known Callum since he was born, described him as being "the life and soul of the party".

The 38-year-old said: "The majority of the time when we got together it would be at a function or a party and he was always the life and soul - always smiling.

"I think some of the best memories I have of him is doing the 'Cha Cha Slide' - that is the sort of happy memory I think a lot of people have of him.

"He was always the life and soul of the party and always happy-go-lucky." 

Will, who had last seen Callum in November, described feeling "shocked" when he learned he had suffered a heart attack.

He said: "No one had a clue other than this pain in his arm but no one was seeing a heart attack because of it. 

"...I couldn't understand why someone at that age had to go through that - it's just awful.

“Life is too short. You have things like this and it brings you close together. It really was the worst news you could expect to here of someone of that age."

An online fundraiser set up to help pay for Callum's funeral has surpassed £1,500 less than a week after it was set up - hitting the £1,000 mark in the first 24 hours.

Any leftover money will be used to support his four-year-old son, Alfie. Alongside his young child, Callum leaves behind his mum, Dawn, sisters Zoe and Katie and partner, Chloe.

His funeral will be held at Stourbridge Crematorium on February 13 at 1.30pm.

Anyone who wants to donate to the fundraiser should visit the Go Fund Me website.