A grieving father whose son “hit his head” while at school before dying in his sleep that night told MailOnline he feels “let down” by staff who said it was “just a knock”.
Six-year-old Mohammed Yaseen Uddin, known to loved ones as Yassen, was found dead in his bed on Wednesday morning after being sent home from Marlborough Primary School in Small Heath, Birmingham, the previous day.
The school had called his mother asking them to pick up Yaseen because he had hurt his head, but they assured her that “it was nothing serious and it was “just a knock.”
But tragically, after taking some Calpol and putting him to bed that night, Yassen’s mother was unable to wake him up for school the next morning.
Speaking to MailOnline today, his grieving father Simriel Udden paid tribute to his son: “He was a bright and cheerful spirit and was a beautiful, kind-hearted boy who passed away in his sleep.”
‘He had a head collision at school. At school they told my wife “oh your son has hit his head” and when she asked them if it was something serious they told her “no, it’s nothing serious, it’s just a blow.”
After being picked up from school, little Yaseen asked his mother if they could buy some grapes at the store before sitting in front of the TV to watch his favorite show.
The young man, who had four older brothers aged between 13 and 22, ate a large piece of his sister’s birthday cake before putting him to bed.
Six-year-old Mohammed Yaseen Uddin, known to his loved ones as Yassen, was found dead in his bed on Wednesday morning after being sent home from school the previous day.
His grieving father told MailOnline he feels “let down” by staff who he said were “just a knock”. Pictured: Marlborough Primary School in Birmingham
Tragically, the next morning, Simriel received a call while at work with his wife telling him that Yaseen “wouldn’t wake up.”
He ran home and found a crowd of police and ambulance personnel outside his house.
‘I asked them, where is my son? And they said he was in the hospital, so someone said he was in the hospital and they took me there,” Simriel added. “I see him there and they’re doing what they can, but he’s gone, he’s gone.”
Yaseen’s body has yet to be released while tests are carried out to determine how he died, while his grieving family waits patiently to bury his body.
Simriel, however, believes his school should have taken more steps to investigate Yaseen’s head injury, particularly as his son is now the second child attending a Leigh Valley Trust school to die from a head injury. head in recent years.
“I feel disappointed in the school, but I also believe that it is written, as a Muslim, that when your time comes, your time comes,” Simriel added.
‘They need to have medical staff in the school because under the Leigh Trust this is the second time a child has suffered a knock and died, just before Covid.
“So they need to be more alert and there needs to be lifeguards in schools to spot these signs.”
Yasir Hussain, from Ward End in Birmingham, died in November 2020 after hitting his head while attending Leigh Primary School.
On this occasion, staff called an ambulance, but the 10-year-old boy died in hospital five days later and an inquest concluded that while the boy should have been sent to hospital sooner, this would not have prevented his death.
Yaseen staff and students are currently supported by pastoral staff and prayers are read at the school today.
Razia Ali, chief executive, told the Independent: ‘Our school community has been devastated by the tragic passing of one of our wonderful and much-loved pupils.
‘Yasin was an incredibly helpful, kind and caring student who made everyone he met smile.
‘I know I speak for everyone when I say he will be deeply missed. All our thoughts and prayers are with Yasin’s family and friends.
‘Our dedicated pastoral team is providing full support to all our students and colleagues as we come to terms with this very sad loss.
“We will consider a suitable way to commemorate Yasin at the appropriate time and after discussing it with his family.”
TO GoFundMe page Yaseen has been created to raise funds to build a mosque in his memory; £4,000 of the £8,000 target has been raised so far.
The page, created by his father, reads: “Muhammad Yaseen Uddin, my beautiful, kind and loving six-year-old son, sadly lost his life in a tragic accident.
‘In memory of Yaseen, we would like to raise funds to build a mosque/madrasa, as this will be Sadaqah Jariya for you and me in sha Allah.’