Ibrahim was a fit and active teenage boy - one day he went to bed and never woke up

Tributes have been paid to a fit and active 14-year-old schoolboy who was found dead in bed by his devastated parents.

Ibrahim Shahid was found 'unresponsive' in bed at his home in Oldham on Wednesday morning.

Tributes have been paid to the popular teen, a 'care-free soul' at Hathershaw College and a keen footballer for Chadderton FC Juniors.

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Hundreds of family, school friends and well-wishers attended prayers for the youngster at his mosque, Villa Road Masjid in Oldham on Friday afternoon, and his burial at Chadderton Cemetery later the same day. A minute of applause was held before youth matches across Oldham on Sunday to celebrate his short life.

Ibrahim leaves behind his taxi driver father Shahid Ilyas, 48, mum Saima Jawaid, 44, and three siblings Ismael, 25, Saher, 24 and Elizah, 18.

His uncle Umar Jawaid, 39, an optometrist, said the family was 'living through a nightmare'.

He told the M.E.N: "This has had a massive impact on the whole community. I've been to a lot of funerals, unfortunately, in my time but we had to delay the prayers so imams from other mosques could arrive. There were hundreds of people there, pupils and teachers from Hathershaw College and from his primary school, Broadfield primary school. It was incredible.

"Ibrahim was one of those characters who had friends of all ages at Hathershaw school. He had friends in the lower years and friends in the higher years. He had really good conversational skills and he was able to bring people together. He'd also really developed leadership skills.

"He was very active. He was a keen footballer. He loved his football. I spoke to one of his teachers who