Boy dies after collapsing and sparking ‘major medical emergency’ at GP surgery
The young boy, named locally as Lee, was transferred to a London hospital but tragically died
A BOY who collapsed at a Kent doctor's surgery, sparking a "major medical incident" has tragically died.
The young boy, named locally as Lee Green, had been taken to the Albion Place Medical Practice at Maidstone when he collapsed earlier this week, with doctors frantically working to resuscitate him.
The young boy, who reportedly suffered a serious asthma attack, was then taken to
But the young boy's life was tragically cut short when he died on Thursday night, .
His broken-hearted mother Kayleigh Green has since shared a photograph of a present the young boy had left her, with a Snickers bar placed next to a note that read: "this is for you mum p.s love u mostest" (sic).
His great-uncle Dan Marchant said the only child was a sweet boy, saying: "He had a heart of gold and loved life.
"He was so outgoing and didn't let his asthma stop him doing anything."
The young boy, who is reportedly about 11-years-old, went to North Borough Junior School, before moving to Maplesden Noakes in Buckland Road.
Tributes for the young boy have since flooded in, with one woman saying the young boy was "an amazing lad".
The boy's collapse initially sparked a major incident with an air ambulance and police rushing to the Maidstone medical practise.
The practice later released a statement, saying: "The surgery is aware of considerable speculation regarding events that occurred 12th October.
"We wish to clarify that the Doctors and surgery Paramedic were involved in the resuscitation of a very sick patient."
The practice said their thoughts were with the patient's family.
They earlier told their patients that they had been forced to cancel all appointments due to the incident.
A spokesman for the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust told Kent Online that the incident happened outside the centre but was linked to the surgery.
A police spokesman said: ";Our officers are assisting ambulance staff with a medical incident reported at 10.12am. No offences have been reported."
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