TWO-YEAR-OLD Jacob Jenkins has passed away after he choked on a grape in Pizza Hut on Friday night.
It happened in Hartlepool, a town in North East England.
The toddler had been fighting for his life in Newcastle Royal Victoria Hospital ever since.
A GoFundMe page was set up by a family friend to try and cover domestic costs for the family, tonight this statement was posted:
Baby Jacob gained his Angel Wings at 7pm tonight. The exact time everyone set off their yellow balloons in Hartlepool and far beyond.
“The parents now need time to grieve, it breaks my heart to say this but this fund will now help with baby Jacob’s funeral costs and give his family the funds to not have to worry about going back to work. This is a truly heartbreaking story.”
Jacob’s parents Abigail Wilson and David Jenkins kept a bedside vigil for their son since the incident.
Tonight hundreds of people had gathered for a balloon launch to show their support for the two-year-old.
Pizza Hut remained closed over the weekend following the incident but reopened on Monday.
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