A Bury primary school head teacher has paid tribute to six-year-old pupil Mason Jones who died after being hanged in a freak accident.

Mason was playing with his twin sisters in a bedroom at their family home in Walmersley Road on Friday evening when a game involving a skipping rope went tragically wrong.

Paramedics and doctors battled for nearly an hour to resuscitate the youngster but he was pronounced dead a short time later at Fairfield General Hospital.

His parents and sisters are devastated by the tragedy and are being comforted by friends and relatives.

An investigation has been launched by police to establish how the accident happened. Detectives say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the boy's tragic death.

Mason was a pupil at St Joseph and St Bede's RC Primary School in Danesmoor Drive, Bury.

The head teacher of the school, Sue McAvady, said: "The school community was stunned to hear of the tragic death of Mason at the weekend. Mason loved school and had many friends. He was a happy boy and was always smiling.

"He will be very much missed by us all and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends"