A POPULAR and talented 14-year-old boy has saved seven lives with the organs he donated just hours after dying in tragic circumstances on Monday.

Tyanni Tendayi, a Ridgeway School pupil, of Thorney Park, Wroughton, was at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children when his parents took the decision to turn off his life support machine.

The Broad Town Colts footballer was in an induced coma after suffering a brain haemorrhage last week, but when he showed no signs of recovery his parents decided to donate his organs and save others.

“His father lay with him, clutching him, with his head on his chest for a good hour. And then within five minutes they had to take him away,” said Takura Tendayi, Tyanni’s uncle.

“It’s difficult to put a description on it.”

The boy was staying with his grandparents in Perry’s Lane last Wednesday when tragedy struck and he called for help after a minor headache deteriorated.

Tyanni, who was predicted A*s in his forthcoming GCSEs, had the maturity to put himself into the recovery position and ask his grandfather, Alan Goward, 62, to call for an ambulance as he screamed with pain.

Alan said ambulance crews discovered how serious Tyanni’s condition had become in the early hours of last Thursday morning and a scan at Great Western Hospital, where parents Joanne and Tongayi had gathered, showed a bleed on the brain which needed immediate surgery.

The teen was rushed to Bristol, where surgery found a blood clot at the top of his neck and Tyanni was placed into an induced coma.

On Sunday, with little sign of progress, his parents took the decision they never imagined they would have to.

Later, the family was told it was a freak incident which only four per cent of people ever suffer.

Takura, who is a songwriter in London, received an urgent text message from his brother to travel to Bristol as soon as possible.

“I write songs for a living and I can’t find the words to describe this or how they’re taking it,” he said.

Tyanni’s grandfather Alan said: “One minute we’re doing this and getting along all right, but another time we’re blubbering like babies. We’re all guilty of that, for want of a better description.”

Since Tyanni’s death, tributes have overwhelmed social media, a testament to his popularity.

Takura said: “He was a good lad and gentle soul. He had a wisdom you don’t expect. His parents have had their differences, but when you expect that to break a child down, it didn’t break him down. He saw the realism in life and what life is actually about. He knew what was important.”

His football club has already retired the number nine shirt Tyanni wore and has arranged for a minute’s applause ahead of their game in Calne on Saturday.

A funeral has been arranged for 2pm on September 1 at St John Baptist & St Helen Church in Wroughton.

As Tyanni was an Arsenal FC supporter, his family have asked mourners to wear a red ribbon as a mark of respect.

A website has been set up to raise money in Tyanni’s memory for a new charity the family intends to establish. Visit crowdfunding.justgiving.com/TyanniT9.