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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Chris Slater

"We cannot explain the hurt": Family of boy, 12, who died after garage wall collapsed issue heartbreaking tribute

The family of a 12 year-old boy who died when a garage wall collapsed say they have been left 'broken.' Scott-Swaley Daniel Stevens died following what has been described as a 'tragic accident' in Essex on Friday.

Emergency services raced to the house in the seaside town of Clacton just before 7pm. A man in his 30s was rescued from the rubble however despite the best efforts of paramedics, Scott-Swaley died at the scene.

Today his family issued a heartbreaking tribute to their son. "After a tragic accident, our son Scott-Swaley has sadly passed away" they said. "As a family, we cannot explain the hurt we feel and we are broken.

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