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| Boy chokes to death at Hull school during dinner break | Boy chokes to death at Hull school during dinner break |
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| A five-year-old boy has choked to death during dinner break at a school in East Yorkshire. | A five-year-old boy has choked to death during dinner break at a school in East Yorkshire. |
| The boy, who has not been named, was taken ill at Anlaby Primary School in Hull on Friday lunch time. | The boy, who has not been named, was taken ill at Anlaby Primary School in Hull on Friday lunch time. |
| Paramedics were called to the scene, but the pupil was later pronounced dead. | Paramedics were called to the scene, but the pupil was later pronounced dead. |
| Head teacher Gareth May said the whole school community was "deeply saddened by this tragic event". | Head teacher Gareth May said the whole school community was "deeply saddened by this tragic event". |
| Staff and pupils will receive support at the school over the coming days, with an inquest into the death now due to open. | Staff and pupils will receive support at the school over the coming days, with an inquest into the death now due to open. |
| Yorkshire Ambulance Service said: "We can confirm that we attended an incident in Anlaby and, following the tragic outcome, our thoughts remain with the family at this difficult time." | Yorkshire Ambulance Service said: "We can confirm that we attended an incident in Anlaby and, following the tragic outcome, our thoughts remain with the family at this difficult time." |
| The death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious, Humberside Police said. | |
| Detective Chief Inspector Tony Cockerill said: "It is heartbreaking that a child has died and we are supporting the child's family." | |
| Anlaby Primary School has about 325 pupils aged between 4 and 11. | Anlaby Primary School has about 325 pupils aged between 4 and 11. |