Schoolboy, 6, died after bumping head while racing friends in playground tragedy

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A SIX-year-old boy died in his sleep after accidentally bumping his head while racing with friends at school, an inquest heard.
Mohammed Yaseen Uddin, who attended Marlborough Primary School in Small Heath, Birmingham, died on December 11 last year.
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He had been playing with pals during his lunch break the day before and accidentally bumped his head on a wall.
The youngster told a school receptionist: 'I was running really fast, racing my friend and bumped into the wall.'
As reported by Birmingham Live, an inquest heard how Yaseen picked himself up and appeared to behave normally after the fall.
A paediatric school first aider applied an ice pack to a visible bump on the pupil's forehead.
Yaseen's mother and sister were given a letter with medical advice upon picking him up.
The inquest, held today at Birmingham Coroner's Court, heard the youngster appeared to be acting normally after going home.
He had attended a local mosque after school and celebrated his sibling's birthday with cake.
Later in the evening, Yaseen told his father he didn't feel well, and he was given some Ibuprofen.
At around 11pm, the little boy complained about head pain "out of nowhere" and started to throw up.
His family were on their way to the hospital but took him back home to change after he vomited again.
The inquest heard they tried to leave again but Yaseen told them he just wanted to sleep, so they put him to bed.
Dad Simriel Uddin said he looked in on his son at 3am and again at 5am when he got up for work, both times Yaseen was asleep.
But the youngster was tragically found dead a few hours later.
Heartbroken dad Simriel Uddin previously told the Mail: "He was a bright, joyful spirit and he was a beautiful, kind-hearted little boy.
"He had a head collision in school -the school told my wife 'Oh, your son has bumped his head.'
"When she asked if it was anything serious they said, 'No it's nothing serious, it's just a bump'."
The inquest heard how Yaseen's brother Khalil performed CPR while waiting for an ambulance.
Paramedics rushed Yaseen to hospital at around 11am but the six-year-old was pronounced dead at 12.08pm.
Guirish Solanki, a consultant paediatric neurosurgeon, concluded Yaseen had suffered a "traumatic head injury when he struck his head on the wall."
Yaseen's cause of death was given as a traumatic right frontal extra-axial haemorrhage, which means a bleed outside of the brain but within the skull.
Louise Hunt, the Senior Coroner for Birmingham and Solihull said: "Yaseen was a six-year-old little boy who was normally fit and well.
"He was described as happy and engaged when he came to school, a big character, who was always bubbly."
She confirmed Yaseen had been playing with his friends before falling at around 12.29pm.
The coroner was also satisfied the family had been given a letter outlining medical advice, despite the fact they previously disputed this.
She said: "This was a tragic accident and I record in conclusion this was an accident.
"I'd like to reiterate and offer my condolences to all the family. It must be very hard for all of you and I'm very sorry if today's inquest has made things more difficult. I'm so very sorry for your loss."
Speaking after the inquest, Yaseen's sister Sumaya told BirminghamLive: "Thank you to everyone for their support."
In a previous statement, Razia Ali, the executive headteacher at Marlborough, said: "Our school community has been left devastated by the tragic passing of one of our wonderful and much-loved pupils.
'Yaseen was an incredibly helpful, kind and caring pupil who brought a smile to the face of everyone who came across him.
"I know I speak for everyone when I say he will be deeply missed. All our thoughts and prayers are with Yaseen's family and friends."
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