Colchester department store remains closed after five-year-old dies

A Colchester department store will remain closed today after a five-year-old boy died after sustaining a 'serious head injury' at the premises.

Store staff, customers, medics and police officers administered first aid to the boy on Tuesday (27 July).

He was then rushed to Addenbrooke’s hospital in a critical condition.

Chief Inspector Rob Huddleston said he was ‘extremely saddened’. 

Fenwick have closed their store ‘as a mark of respect’. 

In a statement Mia Fenwick, the director of the store, said they are working closely with local authorities to understand how it happened.

Specialist police officers continue to support the boy's family.