A man has described trying to save young footballer Samuel Akwasi who collapsed on the pitch. It comes as people across the county expressed their condolences following the death of the 13-year-old, who passed away in hospital.
Witnesses said the young footballer, who was playing for his club FC Cavaliers under-13s, collapsed during a game against WBCY FC Rossoneri on Saturday (May 7) at around midday. The game, that had been taking place on one of the grass pitches at the Forest Recreation Ground, was abandoned.
Dvarne Edwards, a sports assistant at the Forest Sports Zone, a separate sports facility at The Forest with artificial pitches, said he "ran over straight away" after he saw the boy collapsed on the grass, near a tree. Mr Edwards explained the boy received treatment and that an ambulance arrived within minutes.
