Police are investigating the death of a 14-year-old boy who was taken to hospital after falling ill at school.
Nasar Ahmed, a year nine pupil at Bow school in east London, had severe asthma and became unwell while he was in detention on Thursday. He was taken to hospital but died on Monday afternoon.
Tower Hamlets council said he was supervised at all times during the detention in a ground-floor room, adding that staff were aware he had asthma and had a “care plan” in place.
The boy’s uncle told the BBC he had been in detention with his friends after lunch. He said Nasar complained he felt ill and asked to get his inhaler. The school then called an ambulance and his nephew was taken to Royal London hospital.
The school’s executive headteacher, Cath Smith, said: “The whole school community sends our thoughts and prayers to him, and to his family. We will continue to offer support to the family, his fellow pupils and teachers at this very difficult time.
“We will, of course, cooperate fully with investigations into the circumstances of this tragic incident and will also carry out a thorough review of what happened ourselves.”
A Metropolitan police spokeswoman said: “The death is being treated as unexplained at this time.” She said a postmortem examination would be carried out.
