BREAKING Boy, 7, dies every week on from seaside tragedy that killed mum and daughter
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The coastguard at the scene last week(Image: BBC)
A seven-year-old boy involved in a beach tragedy that killed his teenage cousin and her mother has died in hospital a week on from the horror.
Musa Ahmed was on a day trip to West Mersea, Essex, on 22 July, when he and five relatives got into difficulty in the water.
He was pulled from the water and airlifted to hospital where he was treated for life-threatening injuries.
His aunt Shelina Rahman, 41, and her daughter Sameeha Rahman, 15, were pronounced dead at the scene.
But he died on Tuesday evening, Essex Police said in a heartbreaking update.
Musa’s family said he died “in a state of ease and peace” at the Royal London Hospital.
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