“‘HE WAS ONLY 12…’” 💔😢 A devastated family is facing what many have called every parent’s worst nightmare after the tragic loss of a Brentwood schoolboy.

“‘HE WAS ONLY 12…’” 💔😢

A devastated family is facing what many have called every parent’s worst nightmare after the tragic loss of a Brentwood schoolboy.

Friends and loved ones have been sharing tributes, remembering a bright young boy whose smiling photo is now being seen across the community.

But the detail breaking hearts most is a picture taken shortly before the tragedy — showing him doing something he loved, completely unaware of what would happen next… 👇💔

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Family of boy, 12, at centre of Brentwood murder investigation ‘living in a nightmare’

Bobby Bloomfield, 12, died shortly after the collision.Credit: Essex Police/Family photo

The family of a 12-year-old boy who died after being hit by a vehicle say that they are “living in a nightmare”.

Bobby Bloomfield died in hospital on Sunday evening following the incident on Ashwells Road in the Pilgrims Hatch area of Brentwood, Essex, just after 5.30pm on the same day.

Two people from the Pilgrims Hatch area – a 15-year-old boy and a 43-year-old man – were arrested on suspicion of murder.

In a statement released on Tuesday, his family said: “Losing a child is every parent’s nightmare. We are living that nightmare, and no words can every explain how we are feeling.

“Bobby brought light and life into all our lives, and we have lost that forever. The hole he has left can never be filled.

“We would ask for our privacy to be respected as we pull together as a family at this horrific time.”

Police had been called to reports that a vehicle had collided with a child who sustained “very serious injuries.”

It’s been reported that the boy was a pupil at nearby Shenfield High School.

“We are extremely saddened to learn about the death of one of our pupils. This has come as a shock to us all, and we send our deepest condolences to the pupil’s family,” a spokesperson for the school said.

“We are supporting our pupils, staff and wider school community. As there is an ongoing police investigation, we are unable to comment further at this time.”

Police are confident it was “an isolated incident” with no ongoing risk to the community.

Officers have urged local residents to review any CCTV they might have from between 8am and 7pm on Sunday and to get in touch through the force’s public portal.

“Our investigation team has been working around the clock as they continue to build a complete picture of the tragic incident on Sunday,” Detective chief inspector Greg Wood, who is overseeing the investigation, said.

“This is not straightforward work and there are complexities involved which of course we cannot explore publicly at this stage.

“This work has included the review of a significant amount of CCTV and obtaining key evidence from those nearby.

“This work is key to ensuring we understand all aspects of the incident as we progress.”