HUNDREDS of mourners have said farewell to Oscar Hughes, the York schoolboy whose brave fight against cancer sparked a massive fundraising drive.
Tributes were paid at the nine-year-old’s packed funeral yesterday to a ‘fantastic character,’ who possessed great sporting abilities, enthusiasm, dignity and strength.
The service at York Crematorium was followed by a private celebration of Oscar’s life at York Maze, attended by teachers and fellow pupils from his school, Dunnington Primary.
Oscar, who underwent surgery for a brain tumour last year, appeared to be recovering well until he suffered a sudden relapse in March, for which doctors said there was no known cure.
