Shock at suffocation death (From Asian Image)

Shock at suffocation death

1:10am Thursday 16th February 2012 in North of England news

The death of a 13-year-old boy believed to have suffocated himself at his Lancashire care home was “almost impossible to believe”, his headteacher has said.

Mohammed Alam Naseem, known as Alam, was found dead in his bed at the address in Tockholes Road, Darwen, on Monday.

Emergency services were called to the property shortly before 12.30pm, a spokeswoman for Lancashire Police said. The death is not being treated as suspicious and the coroner has been informed.

Alam’s headteacher Mark Jackson at Haslingden High School said he was “very shocked” to hear of the “extremely sad news”.

He said: “I, and the staff I have spoken to, have found it almost impossible to believe. Everyone had taken Alam to their hearts in the 18 months he has been at the school.

”Alam was a happy, creative and confident student within our school community.

”He threw himself into playing an active role as soon as he joined the school - as a contestant in our ‘Xmas factor’ musical talent show in front of 1,000 students and later raising money for charitable causes.

”He loved to perform and his energy and charisma shone through when he entertained others. His enthusiasm, strong will and determination pervaded everything he did, shown in school.”

Helen Denton, Lancashire County Council’s executive director for children and young people, said: “This is a very sad incident indeed.

”On behalf of the county council I would like to offer my sympathy to Alam’s family, and to all those staff, teachers and other young people who lived with him and knew