A seven-year-old boy who died in Church Stretton last week has been named.
West Mercia Police were called to an address in Rushbury Road at 6.15pm on last Thursday where the boy was sadly found deceased.
Formal identification has now taken place and he has been named as Archie Spriggs.
Archie's family have released the following statement: "Archie's father, step-mum, brother and family are facing challenging times and would like to ask for our privacy to be respected while we come to terms with this devastating loss."
The cause of death of Archie's death has not been confirmed.
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