Heartbroken parents have paid tribute to their son who died instantly after he is believed to have slipped while playing in his bedroom.

Isaac Lyons, 10, was found dead, dressed up in a Roman soldier costume, by his devastated parents on the morning of August 12.

Mum Claire, 43, and dad Mike, 45, had put their children to bed at around 7.30pm, ahead of a much-anticipated trip to Alton Towers the following day.

But when they went to wake Isaac for the trip, they were shocked to find his lifeless body, having not heard any disturbance in the night.

The family, of Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, said his death has left a huge hole in their hearts and is a ‘waste of a wonderful young man’.

Isaac, the oldest of four children, was described as ‘a kind, funny, and passionate’ youngster, with ‘an extraordinary imagination’ and that his personality still radiates around the house.

Claire and Mike believe Isaac, who was obsessed with Marvel characters, was excited for the day ahead and was playing dress-up in his room when he slipped.

The family had just come back from a trip to Cumbria, where Isaac had seen Hadrian’s wall for the first time and became fascinated with Roman history.

Claire said: ‘What we think happened is he could not sleep because he was so excited. He had got up, taken off his pyjamas, and dressed up as a Roman.

‘It was an accident, he slipped while playing. He died instantly.

‘How does your child die in his own bedroom and we did not know? I don’t think I will ever come to terms with this. I thought I would hear a shout.

‘It was tragic and sudden.’

The death has devastated the Lyons family which happened two days before their daughter Grace’s ninth birthday.

Ex-soldier Mike added: ‘He was playing, having fun, and then it stopped. In time that will help, but now it does not. It will be a comfort that he did not suffer.

‘He was our superhero. He was everything to us. It was an awful loss and a waste of a wonderful young man.’

Claire said: ‘If he was interested in something it would be his whole world and he was deeply caring of others.

‘If an advert for Unicef came on he would be in floods of tears and wanted us to give them money or he would go find a toy he could donate.’

Mike, who served in the Royal Engineers for 18 years, added: ‘If we wasted any food he would get upset because there were people in the world that didn’t have any. He was very thoughtful and kind.

‘His future plan was to buy the house next door to ours so he could look after his grandparents and not have to move away from us.’

Isaac was a ‘rainbow baby’ – a phrase coined for a healthy baby born after a previous miscarriage – and was followed by his sisters, Grace, Florence and Merry.

The family said they have been overwhelmed with the support they have received from the local community.

Isaac’s funeral will take place next month. An inquest into his death has not yet been opened, but a file is being prepared for the coroner.

A Justgiving page has also been set up to support the family, raising £5,000, with the money going to a memorial plot for their ‘beautiful boy’.

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