An 11-year-old boy was told his sore throat was "just a virus" hours before he died in front of his family. Frankie-Rae Law began complaining about a sore throat on Friday, November 14.

His mum, Keleigh Law, 33, quickly took him to their local GP, where she alleges they were dismissed with the diagnosis of "just a virus". However, only hours later, the young boy approached his mum, gasping for air and within two minutes fell eerily silent.

Keleigh found him slumped over the toilet in the bathroom, his lips turned grey and his eyes glazed over. Despite the best efforts of paramedics and doctors, the young lad passed away in the early hours of the next morning. The cause of his sudden death remains unknown to his grieving family.

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Keleigh, from Braintree, Essex, said: "He came to the living room gasping for air and the absolute sheer horror on his face was insane. He told me 'I can't breathe'. He is pacing up and down because he was so scared and within two minutes he went eerily silent.

"I followed him to where he was because it was so silent. He was in the bathroom slumped over the toilet, his lips were grey, his eyes were glazed over and I was shaking him to wake him up.

"My mum burst through the front door and started CPR on him for 30 minutes. She got him back for a couple of seconds, where his lips went pink and he'd opened his eyes and a bit of spit came out. But then he had gone again."

Keleigh recalled the horrifying moments before his death. He had been laughing and playing normally before suddenly telling her 'I can't breathe' and collapsing.

She said: "He was still awake at 1.40am I was in the living room just on my phone and he was coming in, messing around and joking with me again. But then it got to 1.43am and he was gasping for air like he had something stuck in it."

Paramedics rushed him to the living room and attempted to use defibrillator pads - but couldn't because he had no heart rhythm, Keleigh explained.

She said: "They kept pumping his chest - there were eight paramedics, police, the hearts team. They said there was a pulse there, but there was no heart rhythm."

The cardiac team warned Keleigh that his chances of survival were "very thin" and that if he did survive, he would likely suffer brain damage. After being rushed to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, medics continued resuscitation attempts before conducting an MRI scan.

She said: "Doctors told me there is nothing there and asked if I wanted to sit and hold his hand while they turned the ventilator off. I sat with him, held his hand and kissed him while he passed away at 3.30am in the early hours of Saturday."

The devastated mum-of-two admitted she feels like she "failed" her son and is desperately awaiting answers about what happened. She described him as a "lovable child" who was cherished by everyone who knew him.

Keleigh added said: "I just want to be with my son. I feel like I failed him. He was my best friend.

"He was such a lovable child and since he's passed I've got numerous messages from people I don't even know. I have just never noticed how loved he was by so many people. His smile literally lit up a room."

The family remain without answers about what caused his death and launched a GoFundMe campaign to ensure he receives a fitting farewell.

"Doctors have no clue what was wrong with him," Keleigh said. "We are trying to get everything he deserves for his last walk.

"In school they have been amazing and they are doing a little memorial area for him. There are over 40 bunches of flowers, teddies and cards given by schools."