‘We are broken’ – Devastated family of schoolboy, 12 year old Scott-Swaley Daniel Stevens who died after a garage wall collapsed on him.
The family of a 12-year-old who was crushed to death when a garage wall collapsed at his home have said they are ‘broken’ by his loss, as tributes to the ‘well-loved’ boy flood in.
Scott-Swaley Daniel Stevens is believed to have been helping his father Scott Stevens with a DIY job at their detached house when the brick wall crashed down on Friday, just before 7pm.
The schoolboy was pulled from the rubble, but later declared dead at the scene after paramedics tried in vain to revive him at his home in St John’s Road, Clacton, Essex.
A man aged in his 30s – believed to be Scott-Swaley’s father – was also rescued and treated for an arm injury after the tragic accident, which is not being treated as suspicious.
A statement released through Essex Police by Mr Stevens and Scott-Swaley’s mother, Charmaine Lee, said: ‘After a tragic accident, our son Scott-Swaley has sadly passed away.
‘As a family, we cannot explain the hurt we feel and we are broken.
‘Our Swaley was a well-loved boy who had friends not only in Clacton, but also in Dartford and Wickford and will be missed by so many.
‘As a family, we would like to ask for privacy at this difficult time whilst we come to terms with our loss.
‘We appreciate and would like to say thank you for all of the kind tributes to our boy.’
Scott-Swaley’s parents are thought to have moved into the house, which is next door to Clacton fire station, two years ago after buying it for £185,000.
A friend of the family said at the scene: ‘It is just an awful tragedy.’
A relative posted on Facebook: ‘Another young boy gone to soon, thinking of you & all the family. Such a horrible world we live in.’