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| Boy, 6, found hanged in bedroom | Boy, 6, found hanged in bedroom |
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| A six-year-old boy has died after his mother found him hanged in an apparent accident with a skipping rope. | A six-year-old boy has died after his mother found him hanged in an apparent accident with a skipping rope. |
| Mason Jones was found in an upstairs bedroom of the house on Walmersley Road in Bury, Greater Manchester. | Mason Jones was found in an upstairs bedroom of the house on Walmersley Road in Bury, Greater Manchester. |
| He was taken to Bury's Fairfield Hospital but doctors were unable to save him and he died soon afterwards. | He was taken to Bury's Fairfield Hospital but doctors were unable to save him and he died soon afterwards. |
| It is thought he had been playing with his sister. Special prayers have been said at the family's parish church, St Joseph's RC Church. | It is thought he had been playing with his sister. Special prayers have been said at the family's parish church, St Joseph's RC Church. |
| An investigation into Mason's death on Friday was launched but there were not found to be any suspicious circumstances. | An investigation into Mason's death on Friday was launched but there were not found to be any suspicious circumstances. |
| The case has now been passed to the coroner. | The case has now been passed to the coroner. |
| 'Tragic accident' | |
| Police said the incident was being treated as "a tragic, tragic accident". | Police said the incident was being treated as "a tragic, tragic accident". |
| A spokesman added: "It seems as though the children were playing a game which went wrong. | A spokesman added: "It seems as though the children were playing a game which went wrong. |
| "The family are extremely traumatised by this." | "The family are extremely traumatised by this." |
| Mason was a pupil at St Joseph and St Bede Primary in Bury. | |
| Headteacher Sue McAvady said the school community was shocked at Mason's death. | |
| "Mason loved school and had many friends. He was a happy boy and was always smiling," she said. | |
| "He will be very much missed by us all and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends." |