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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Martin Fricker

Son, 18, died from sudden heart attack with life-saving kit LOCKED in school 2 mins away

An inspiring mum has raised thousands to buy defibrillators in her hometown following the tragic death of her teenage son.

Jamie Rees, 18, suffered an unexplained cardiac arrest at a friend’s house in the early hours of New Year’s Day last year.

The only defibrillator nearby was locked away in the teen’s old school – leaving his friends to perform CPR in a desperate bid to save him.

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