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Personal Snapshot

One teenage youth was found dead only a few days after being falsely blamed of taking the cremated remains of a deceased infant during a break-in, an inquest has learned.

Heartbreaking Finding

The young boy's parents found his body in his room at his Connah's Quay home on November 19th, 2021.

Untrue Accusations Begin

The inquest learned how his mother received a communication on 8 November 2021 via online platforms, from a individual inquiring if her son was her offspring. The message stated: "Tell him thanks for burgling my apartment."

In a testimony presented to the court, Lisa Lloyd said the woman had been in the news, claiming her infant's remains had been taken in a burglary - a allegation which was false.

Law Enforcement Investigation

An official inquiry from police later determined the alleged break-in victim had "lied to police" and "evidence shows that the property was not stolen in the beginning".

Media reports about the alleged stolen ashes attracted social media comments, and although Kai was not named in the messages, his parent said people "knew it was him".

The "online posts were really upsetting", she stated.

Mental Health Effect

She added that her son had been identified with mild attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and as part of that condition, other individuals' opinions genuinely were important to him.

"This must have hurt him deeply," she said, "especially when this was not true".

Kai was detained at home, but nothing was discovered. He was transported to a law enforcement facility and later released under investigation.

Authorities said they would be in contact, the hearing heard, but had not contacted the family by the time of his passing.

Isolation and Worry

His mother said her son "withdrew into himself" after the detention and "repeatedly inquired me whether I had heard anything from the authorities", because his condition meant sometimes "a minute could seem like days".

When she spoke to him about the supposed burglary, she said her son told her he had entered the house because the resident who lived there had said he could use the toilet anytime he wanted, but denied removing anything.

Digital Bullying

In a joint statement between her and her spouse, the mother said her child was being harassed digitally after the accusations.

The inquest learned that one young adult urged Kai to end his life.

She had no concerns on the evening before he died, describing how she had heard him "chuckling and joking".

She portrayed him as a "compassionate, affectionate" young man, and said her "relatives is totally devastated".

He had been "obviously concealing his concerns", she said, adding that he could not stand to have anybody "have negative thoughts of him".

School Reaction

The hearing heard from school personnel at Connah's Quay secondary school.

On November 8th, she "heard some students talking that Kai had been detained and that was the first I learned".

"He told me... he'd was innocent," she added.

After the conversation, the educator said she called the family's parents' landline and left a message saying she had communicated to Kai about the accusations.

The proceedings heard his family said they did not got that message.

Official Conclusion

Senior coroner informed the hearing he would wait for documents regarding what improvements had been made to dealing with suspects with the condition, before deciding whether he should make a avoidance of subsequent deaths report.

Delivering a descriptive finding, he said: "Around 8 November 2021, unsupported accusations were made against the teenager, a 14-year-old individual.

"Likely falsehoods were subsequently exaggerated and exaggerated through the medium of online networks.

"During November 11th, he was interviewed by the authorities and after his interview he was freed while investigations continued."

The official concluded: "There is no evidence that the actions or omissions of any agency caused or contributed to his passing and although it was the result of a personal action it is not possible to discern his purpose."