Mother relives boy’s death

A SCHOOLBOY who died on a rugby pitch in Northern Ireland should have been taken off at half-time, his mother told an inquest yesterday.

Benjamin Robinson, 14, was involved in too many heavy tackles and by the end of the game in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, was staggering on his feet and forgetting that he was playing, Karen Walton added.

Mrs Walton said: “I wanted Ben off at half time as I felt he was involved in too many tackles and I felt he had done his bit for the game.”

State pathologist Jack Crane believes the boy died from Second Impact Syndrome, which caused swelling in the brain.