THE heartbroken mother of a five-year-old boy killed after a mirror fell on him in a department store said the lack of closure has been “hard”.

Gosbecks Primary School pupil Freddie Farrow died from a traumatic brain injury after the harrowing accident inside Fenwick in Colchester High Street in July 2021.

The “cheeky” and “very loving” youngster was treated by shop staff, police officers and fire crews before he was airlifted to Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridgeshire.

Tragically, Freddie died six days after the incident on August 2.

Gazette: Love - Natasha Ingham said her and son Freddie's connection was 'so special'Love - Natasha Ingham said her and son Freddie's connection was 'so special' (Image: Newsquest)

Freddie’s mother Natasha Ingham has now paid tribute to their “special connection” two years on from his death.

The 39-year-old said: “No one can understand the love and connection Freddie and I had with each other.

“The connection between a mother and son is something so special, it’s something nobody else can feel.

“The past two years have been very up and down for me and the two older children who are really struggling.

Gazette: Family - Freddie with brother Jack, 20, and sister Sophie, 19, during a family meal outFamily - Freddie with brother Jack, 20, and sister Sophie, 19, during a family meal out (Image: Newsquest)

Gazette: Bright - Freddie attended Gosbecks Primary School in ColchesterBright - Freddie attended Gosbecks Primary School in Colchester (Image: Newsquest)

“It’s still sad and just weird because I’m missing a part of me which is Freddie. I still miss him a lot and that is never going to change.”

Ms Ingham, who lives in Colchester with eldest son Jack, 20, and daughter Sophie, 19, said Freddie loved Marvel franchise The Avengers and playing football with his big sister.

She explained how waiting for the results of a joint investigation by Colchester Council and the Health and Safety Executive into how Freddie’s death occurred has been agony.

A council spokesman told the Gazette a date has not been confirmed as to when the probe will conclude.

Gazette: Popular - Freddie was hailed as a 'cheeky' young lad with a bright future ahead of himPopular - Freddie was hailed as a 'cheeky' young lad with a bright future ahead of him (Image: Newsquest)

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“The hard part is not getting the closure. Even though the pain is never going to go away, this is something that would help in moving on,” added the mother.

An inquest opened and adjourned at Essex Coroner’s Court heard the provisional cause of Freddie’s death was a traumatic brain injury.

The full inquest is not expected to be heard until the conclusion of the joint investigation.