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Mason Neal, 11, Dies After Falling Ill on New Year’s Day in Caithness

Police say no suspicious circumstances, with a report to the Procurator Fiscal to follow.

Overview

  • Officers were called around 11:10am to Staxigoe near Wick, and Mason was taken by ambulance to Caithness General Hospital where he died later that day.
  • His mother, Lucy Neal, announced his death on social media and described her son as loving, caring, bright and cheeky.
  • A GoFundMe organised by locals in Staxigoe has raised more than £13,500 to support the family.
  • Mason was a primary seven pupil at Noss Primary School in Wick, whose headteacher said he was kind, polite and popular.
  • The school has made welfare support available for pupils and staff affected by the loss.