Riain Brennan-Byrne, 10, from Wicklow, Ireland, had died after getting tangled in a rope swing while playing with pals.
He visited Leicestershire for his summer holidays when he tragically died on August 7 last year.
According to The Sun, an Inquest heard he had been playing in Holly Hayes Wood in Whitwick, near Coalville. His group of friends began playing with a swing made from a blue cord hanging from the branches of a tree.
Riain became tangled in the rope, and was found hanging by his friends who immediately ran for help, Leicestershire Live reports.
Paramedics were called to the scene and found that Riain had suffered a compression to the neck and was unresponsive. He was taken by ambulance to hospital but was pronounced dead at 8.06pm.
He died in hospital an hour later.
Riain, who lived with his dad Derek in Ireland, had been visiting his mum Niamh in Whitwick.
At the Inquest, held in Leicester Town Hall, she paid tribute to her son. She said: ‘I am here with a broken heart. The loss of my son is nothing I could have prepared for.
‘He was always my king and was loved by his brothers and step-sister. They miss him so much.
‘He has left a huge void in our lives. He will always be with us and I will always be his mother.’
Coroner Ivan Cartwright ruled the death an accident – and said Riain had died of a ligature around the neck.
He said: ‘These were the kind of swings many of us will have played with as children I am sure.
‘The only conclusion I can find is accidental death. This was a tragic accident.
‘I pass on my very, very sincere condolences to you all. I am so sorry for your loss.’
