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Andrew Robinson & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

Girl, 10, tragically dies after collapsing in school from 'brain haemorrhage'

A 10-year-old girl tragically died after collapsing in school. Rai-Lèyah Parveen Jayne Saddique was rushed to hospital after fainting in class on Wednesday November 9.

The youngster, from Wakefield, was taken to Pinderfields Hospital then later transferred to Leeds General Infirmary, where she sadly died in the early hours of Monday November 14. Rai-Lèyah, who was the third eldest of four, was described as a popular and much-loved girl.

Hundreds gathered for her funeral service yesterday at Jamia Masjid Swafia mosque on Park Lodge Lane, Wakefield. A burial service was then held at Wakefield Cemetery on Sugar Lane, Yorkshire Live reports. Among the attendees were friends and teachers from her school in Wakefield.

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