Mum's tribute to 'little daredevil' eight-year-old son who died cradled on her lap from mystery illness

A heartbroken mum has told how she will miss "everything" about her "beautiful" eight-year-old son who died cradled on her lap from a mystery illness.

Doctors were never able to diagnose little Owen-Brian Wilcox - who could not walk, talk or eat by himself - and had not expected him to live very long.
Yet his mum Amy Goldsmith, 25, explained it was still a shock when her severely disabled died in the early hours of February 4.
Today she told how, most of all, she will miss her son's kisses and cuddles.
"It still hasn't sunk in. There aren't any words," Miss Goldsmith told the Hull Daily Mail .
"He had been fine the day before, laughing and smiling.

 

"I'll miss everything about him, the kisses the cuddles, everything.
"He died on my knee, peaceful and pain-free."
Miss Goldsmith, from Newport, near Howden in Yorkshire, described young Owen-Brian as "always smiling" and a bit of a 'daredevil'.
"He loved going over speed bumps in his chair, and he loved noises, like sneezing or coughing," she said.
"He would always laugh at things like that.
"He loved dinosaurs and water films, like A Shark's Tale and Finding Nemo."
Miss Goldsmith thanked the nursing and social care teams who had supported her and cared for little Owen-Brian during his short life - particularly Sunshine House in Hull and Martin House near Wetherby.
"He had been coming to Sunshine House since he was two-year's old and they have always been amazing," she said.