Lewis Walters, a sixth-form student, dies in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Reading, Berkshire, hours after he begins to feel unwell and is diagnosed with meningitis, according to multiple reports. His father, Sean Walters, describes his heartbreak and pays tribute to his son. The accounts say Lewis spent a short period in intensive care before dying. All sources refer to the death occurring in Reading and present the father’s comments as the primary information about Lewis’s condition and the timing of his illness. The reports also characterize Lewis as a loving and kind-hearted person, reflecting the family’s perspective on his life rather than additional medical details. No outlet provides further information in the supplied excerpts about the specific type of meningitis, any public investigation, or treatment before admission beyond that he is taken ill and subsequently dies while being cared for in intensive care.