'I put my son to bed after he hit his head at school - he never woke up again'

Parents of Muhammed Yaseen Uddin, six, said they were told by their son's school in Small Heath, Birmingham, that the fall from which he later died "wasn't an emergency"

A devastated family have told how their young son died hours after he fell over and bumped his head at school.

Muhammed Yaseen Uddin, six, died following a fatal head injury his school believed "wasn't an emergency, with the youngster sent home from school after he hit his head and continuing the day as normal before dying in his sleep. His dad Simriel Uddin, 41, claims his wife received a call from Marlborough Primary School in Small Heath, Birmingham, after the fall and was told he had a bump on his head.

She took him home where he had Calpol and celebrated his sister's birthday - and vomited that night. His parents thought it was due to the medicine - and Yaseen slept soundly through the night - but didn't wake up the next morning. He was rushed to hospital but doctors were unable to save his life.

The family are now waiting for the outcome of a post-mortem CT scan. His devastated family paid tribute to their "energetic [...] loving beautiful child" and are raising money to build a mosque in his honour in Pakistan. Simriel, who works in engineering from Birmingham, said: "I want to build a mosque or a remembrance place for him.

"He was very energetic and he had a lot of friends - he was a loving beautiful child. We had a nickname for each other - I would call him Gecko and Sonic and he had me as Catboy from TV PJ Masks. We had bought tickets to go and see the new Sonic film together - we can't go and see it now."

Recalling the day before his son died, December 10, Simriel said his wife received a call to say Yaseen had fallen at school and had a bump on his head. He said: "The school told my wife it wasn't an emergency. So she finished her appointment and we went to pick him up a couple of hours later.

"He was sat in reception with an ice pack. We gave him some Calpol at home. On the way back, Yaseen said he'd like some grapes and chips from the chip shop. At home, he watched TV as normal and at 7pm we celebrated his sister's birthday. It had been about eight hours since the accident."

"At 9.30pm, he said he was hungry again so we got him something and we tried to give him some more medicine at 10pm. He spat the medicine out as he couldn't swallow it and then vomited out a chip but I thought it was to do with the medicine. Throughout the night he slept in our bedroom and he was sound asleep when I checked on him at 3am."

Simriel left for work early the following morning after seeing Yaseen and his family were all sleeping. At around 9am, Simriel received a call from the school to ask how Yaseen was doing. But less than two hours later, Simriel got a call from his wife and all he could hear was screaming and Yaseen's name being shouted.

Simriel's "heart dropped" and he raced home - only to find police officers and paramedics outside his home and no sign of his son. Yaseen had not woken up and had been rushed to hospital where doctors were fighting to save his life. But shortly after Simriel arrived doctors ceased treatment, unable to save Yaseen's life.

The family are now awaiting the results of a post-mortem. Simriel said the days are all "blurring into one" but he's thankful for the support he and the family have received. He wants to have the mosque built in Pakistan - somewhere he says Yaseen was particularly fond of.

The fundraiser currently sits at over £4,600 - over halfway of the £8,000 required. Simriel said: "We have a very supportive community. He really touched a lot of his friends and their parent's lives - he was a beautiful child. He's been to Pakistan two times and he liked it a lot.

"So we want to build it there to help communities." Marlborough Primary School were approached for comment. But previous reports include a statement from Razia Ali, executive headteacher. Ms Ali said: “While some of you may already be aware of this, it is my sad duty to ensure you are all aware of the tragic news that one of our pupils, Mohammed Yaseen Uddin, a wonderful and much-loved child in Year 2, passed away yesterday.

“This has come as a huge shock and we know it will be extremely upsetting for many within our school community. Yaseen was an incredibly helpful, kind and caring pupil who brought a smile to the face of everyone who came across him. We are so grateful that he was part of our community, and are very proud of all he achieved, as is his family. He was a young boy who very much enjoyed coming to school and he was an integral member of our school community.”

Anyone who would like to contribute to the fundraiser started for Muhammed's mosque can do so here.