THE funeral of an 11-year-old boy killed when he was struck by a falling tree branch will take place on Thursday.

THE funeral of an 11-year-old boy killed when he was struck by a falling tree branch will take place on Thursday.

Daniel Mullinger, from Stanway, near Colchester, died as a result of head injuries after the accident in the grounds of Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk, on Tuesday.

His funeral will now be held in St Mary the Virgin Church in West Bergholt, where Daniel went to school.