A toddler who was discovered alongside his father in Skegness died on account of dehydration, an inquest has heard. Two-year-old Bronson Battersby was discovered together with his father Kenneth on January 9.
The inquest, opened by senior coroner Paul Smith in Lincoln, heard how Bronson went to dwell together with his father after his mother and father separated in the summertime of 2022, whereas his two siblings lived together with his mom.
Detective Inspector Claire Rimmer of Lincolnshire Police instructed the coroner’s court docket how police have been referred to as by a ‘involved’ neighbour who hadn’t seen Kenneth for some time and reported a odor coming from the flat. Kenneth’s physique was discovered behind the lounge door and Bronson was discovered lifeless between his father’s legs.
The court docket additionally heard from coroner’s officer Tracy Cox, who confirmed that Bronson’s autopsy examination happened at Leicestershire Royal Infirmary on January 11. The report confirmed Bronson died due to dehydration.
Mr Smith adjourned the inquest to a provisional date of December 10, 2024, noting {that a} ‘thorough and delicate investigation’ is happening into the 2 deaths. The Lincolnshire Safeguarding Kids Partnership is enterprise an in-depth, unbiased assessment of the case, which started in February and is predicted to take six months.
Bronson, as virtually everybody should know by now, was discovered curled up subsequent to his father who had a suspected deadly coronary heart assault at their residence in Skegness. The toddler had starved to loss of life
