The family of a 5-year-old boy from Richmond who died from an infection while undergoing cancer treatment have set up a charity to try to prevent further deaths.

Noah Tessellaar, who was in his first year at Kew Green Preparatory School, was diagnosed with leukaemia in May 2020 and died a month later after contracting a fungal infection.

His family has launched Noah’s Pink Balloon Leukaemia Fund which will support research into life threatening infections common in blood cancer patients.

The charity’s joined researchers at the University of Exeter who are leading the way in tackling fungal infections.