Via NZ Herald, excerpt :
" When Mark Holloway complained to his grandmother of a sore back, he was taken to the family doctor for a routine check.
The next day he was dead.
The 12-year-old, a pupil at Henderson Intermediate, died on Wednesday last week of what doctors have told the family was a strand of the flu.
On Monday, he was farewelled by about 300 friends and family at his West Auckland school.
Maria Matson said her nephew's unexpected death has shattered their close-knit family.
"Just the day before he was playing with his cousins, breakdancing and playing on his PlayStation," she said. "On Monday he said he had a sore back. That night it got worse so we took him to the doctor on Tuesday morning. He got some painkillers and was told to keep off his hip."
By Wednesday morning, the pain had increased and Mark's grandmother Mere, whom he lived with, took him to Waitakere Hospital, where he was looked at quickly before being rushed to the Starship children's hospital."
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