Boy, 2, who died from dehydration ‘likely would have survived if dad didn’t suffer fatal heart attack over Christmas’

A TODDLER who died from dehydration "likely" would person survived if his dada had not suffered a fatal bosom attack, an inquest heard.

Bronson Battersby was recovered curled up astatine the legs of dada Kenneth, 60, implicit Christmas successful Skegness, Lincolnshire.

Tragically, the two-year-old was nether the attraction of children's services but the brace were lone recovered 2 weeks aft they were past seen.

A pre-inquest review heard determination is simply a "likelihood" Bronson would person survived had his dada not passed away.

Coroner Jayne Wilkes said: "At present, we bash not person immoderate wide factual ground arsenic to erstwhile Bronson passed away.

"He was of people pronounced deceased connected January 9, but that is not, connected the accusation we person been provided truthful far, apt to beryllium the time helium died.

"We whitethorn ne'er person capable accusation connected erstwhile Kenny oregon Bronson passed distant and Kenny's decease is intelligibly important arsenic a supporting oregon overlapping diagnostic we besides request to investigate."

A erstwhile proceeding was told Bronson had been sent to unrecorded with his dada Kenneth aft his parents divided successful the summer of 2022.

Police said the brace were discovered aft a "concerned" neighbour reported a odor coming from the flat.

Officers discovered Kenneth's assemblage down the surviving country door, portion Bronson was recovered betwixt his dad's legs.

A origin of decease for the toddler was fixed arsenic dehydration, portion Kenneth suffered a "sudden cardiac event" due to the fact that of underlying heart disease.

The court heard determination had been "limited nutrient successful the fridge" and different nutrient items successful the freezer were "obviously of nary usage to Bronson".

Ms Wilkes said a timeline of the deaths inactive needs to beryllium created, with selfies taken by Bronson connected December 31 and accusation connected Kenneth's fiscal accounts inactive outstanding.

The tribunal was besides told a witnesser heard the dada shouting astatine Bronson connected the evening of December 31.

It antecedently emerged Bronson had been classified arsenic susceptible by officials, which meant helium received play visits.

On January 2, a societal idiosyncratic visited his location successful Skegness, Lincolnshire, but cipher answered the doorway truthful they alerted the police.

They tried again 2 days aboriginal but contacted officers for a 2nd clip aft getting nary answer.

Eventually - aft 5 much days - the societal idiosyncratic got a cardinal from Kenneth's landlord and made the horrific discovery.

The brace were past seen live on Boxing Day earlier ­Kenneth died of a bosom onslaught soon after.

This means Bronson was near successful the acheronian with nary nutrient oregon h2o and incapable to get help.

Bronson's mum Sarah Piesse antecedently said her lad would inactive beryllium live "if societal services had done their job".

She added: "We person to beryllium capable to trust connected societal workers to support our children safe."

Heather Sandy, enforcement manager for children’s services, said astatine the time: “This was a tragic incident, and we are supporting the household astatine this hard time.

“We are carrying retired a reappraisal of the lawsuit alongside spouse agencies to amended recognize the circumstances, and we await the results of the coroner’s investigations arsenic well.

“Our thoughts are with the household and friends of those involved.”

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) recovered nary denotation Lincolnshire Police breached nonrecreational standards.

A afloat inquest has been acceptable for autumn next year.