Family of Noah Woods pay tribute to ‘happy, cheeky, playful’ boy

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-25 · by Sam Russell

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Noah Woods, a three-year-old from Brantham, was found dead in a lake after becoming separated from a relative at a play area on September 15. His family paid tribute to Noah as a joyful and playful child who loved laughing and giggling, emphasizing his unique voice and close bond with his baby brother. They also noted that Noah was being assessed for autism and had mild hearing loss and speech delays but was making progress daily.

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The family of Noah Woods, a three-year-old boy from Brantham in Suffolk, paid tribute to him after he was found dead in a lake following a widespread public search on September 15. Noah's relatives described him as “a happy, cheeky, playful” child who brought joy wherever he went and loved laughing and giggling. He lived with his parents and baby brother, whom he adored. Despite being assessed for autism without a diagnosis yet, Noah also had mild hearing loss and was speech delayed but was making significant progress in communication just before his passing. Suffolk Police released the family's tribute on Friday during an ongoing inquest into Noah’s death.

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“The articles describe different events: one is a tribute to Noah Woods following his death, while the other concerns an NHS trust apologizing for a data breach involving Noah's medical records.”

NHS Trust apologises to family of Noah Woods over data breach of his medical records as ten staff removed from duty Different event

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“Article A covers the family's tribute to Noah Woods, while Article B reports on an NHS trust apologizing for a data breach regarding his medical records, which are separate incidents.”

Noah Woods, three, died after leaving playground through gap in fence, inquest told Different event

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“While both articles refer to the death of Noah Woods after he left a playground through a gap in the fence, Article A describes the details of how and when the incident occurred, while Article B focuses on the family's tribute to Noah. They do not describe the same specific happening.”

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Brantham Suffolk Police

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Noah PERSON · 4× Brantham GPE · 1× Noah Woods PERSON · 1× Suffolk Police ORG · 1×

Narrative

The family of three-year-old Noah Woods, who was found dead in a lake following a widespread public search in Brantham, have said he was “a happy, cheeky, playful” boy “who loved to laugh, loved to giggle and who brought joy wherever he went”.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-25

🔮 It was unique, wonderful, and something we will carry with us forever.

2026-09-25 · Evening Standard

Family of Noah Woods pay tribute to ‘happy, cheeky, playful’ boy · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 0 hedged)

he → find → joy

They issued a tribute through Suffolk Police on Friday as an inquest heard that Noah left a play area “through a gap in the fence” after he became separated from a relative on the afternoon of September 15. asserted

he → issue → September

Noah’s family said in the tribute: “Noah was a happy, cheeky, playful three-year-old boy who loved to laugh, loved to giggle and who brought joy wherever he went. asserted

he → say → joy

Read More “He was part of a loving and caring family, living with his mummy, daddy and his little baby brother. asserted

He → read → mummy

“Noah was being assessed for autism, although he had not received a diagnosis. asserted

he → assess → diagnosis

“He also had mild hearing loss and was speech delayed. asserted

He → have → loss

Despite the challenges he faced, he was learning every day. asserted

he → face → challenges

“He was saying new words all the time and had only just started finding and using his little voice. asserted

He → say → voice

“One of the things we miss most is the special sound of his voice. asserted

we → miss → voice

It was unique, wonderful, and something we will carry with us forever. asserted

we → carry → us

“He absolutely adored his little baby brother. asserted

He → adore → brother

He loved spending time with him, entertaining him and making him laugh. asserted

him → spend → him

“He would follow him around and always wanted to be close to him. asserted

He → follow → him

The bond they shared was incredibly special.” asserted

they → share → ?

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