A SUPERHERO day was held at a Wombwell school yesterday to mark what would have been the fourth birthday of a former nursery pupil.

Mitchell Hepworth, who loved superheroes and Minions, died in October from a rare heart condition. Park Street Primary asked mum Terri Adams what they could do to remember Mitchell, whose older brother Luke, eight, is also a pupil there.

“We knew Luke was going to be at school so I suggested a superhero day, because it was Mitchell’s birthday and I didn’t want it to be a sad day for Luke,” said Terri, 31, of Hallam Close.

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