Schoolboy dies five days after being diagnosed with brain tumour
A 13-year-old boy who launched a solo mission to raise £1,000 (GH¢5,000) for a cancer charity has died from a brain tumour - just days after it was detected through a routine eye test.
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Arran Tosh had no idea he was critically ill until he visited an optician in his home town in Sudbury, Suffolk, less than two weeks ago.
The optician spotted pressure behind his eye and Arran was sent to hospital for further tests where he was diagnosed with a slow-growing tumour.
But despite having emergency surgery that same week, the young boy died - just five days after being diagnosed.
Arran's diagnosis came just months after he had set up a JustGiving page to raise money for Cancer Research, UK.
Arran was inspired to set up the page after his auntie Kerry was diagnosed with breast cancer. He vowed to shave his head if he reached his £1,000 (GH¢5,000) target.
Donations have now poured in to Arran's website from all over the world. The total amount raised through the page, which was at £750 (GH¢3,750) when Arran died, had reached £11,500 (GH¢57,500) on Thursday morning.
His mother Alison, 43, said her son would be stunned by the generosity of the donors.
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She said she and the rest of Arran's family were now hoping to set up a permanent trust in his name.