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One 14-year-old youth was found dead only a few days after being wrongly accused of stealing the ashes of a deceased baby during a burglary, an inquest has learned.

Heartbreaking Finding

The young boy's parents found his remains in his room at his Flintshire residence on November 19th, 2021.

Untrue Allegations Start

The inquest heard how his mother got a message on November 8th, 2021 via social media, from a woman inquiring if Kai was her offspring. The message stated: "Inform him appreciation for breaking into my apartment."

In a statement presented to the proceedings, the mother said the woman had been in the media, asserting her infant's remains had been taken in a burglary - a allegation which was false.

Law Enforcement Inquiry

An official inquiry from authorities later determined the supposed break-in complainant had "provided false information" and "evidence shows that the items was never taken in the beginning".

News coverage about the alleged taken remains attracted online responses, and although the teenager was not identified in the posts, his mother said people "understood it was him".

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

Emotional Wellbeing Impact

She explained that her son had been diagnosed with moderate ADHD, and as part of that condition, other individuals' opinions genuinely were important to him.

"It would have affected him severely," she said, "especially when this was not true".

The teenager was detained at home, but no evidence was discovered. He was transported to a law enforcement facility and later freed under investigation.

Authorities said they would be in contact, the inquest learned, but had not reached out to the relatives by the time of his passing.

Withdrawal and Anxiety

His mother said Kai "withdrew into himself" after the detention and "would keep asking me whether I had received anything from the authorities", because his ADHD meant sometimes "a minute could feel like much longer".

When she spoke to him about the supposed incident, she said her son informed her he had entered the house because the woman who lived there had said he could utilize the bathroom anytime he needed, but denied removing anything.

Online Bullying

In a joint statement between her and her spouse, Mrs Lloyd said her son was being harassed digitally after the allegations.

The proceedings learned that a 19-year-old encouraged Kai to end his life.

She had no concerns on the evening before he passed away, explaining how she had listened to him "laughing and teasing".

She described him as a "caring, affectionate" young man, and said her "relatives is completely devastated".

He had been "clearly concealing his concerns", she stated, noting that he could not bear to have anyone "have negative thoughts of him".

Educational Response

The inquest received testimony from educational personnel at Connah's Quay High School.

On November 8th, she "heard some boys talking that the student had been arrested and that was the first I learned".

"He informed me... he'd was innocent," she continued.

After the conversation, the staff member said she rang Kai's parents' telephone and provided a voicemail saying she had communicated to Kai about the allegations.

The court learned his family said they did not got that message.

Formal Finding

Senior coroner informed the inquest he would await reports regarding what enhancements had been made to dealing with suspects with the condition, before deciding whether he should make a prevention of future deaths report.

Providing a descriptive finding, he stated: "Approximately 8 November 2021, unsupported allegations were made against the teenager, a young individual.

"Likely falsehoods were subsequently exaggerated and amplified through the platform of social media.

"On 11 November, he was questioned by the authorities and after his interview he was released whilst inquiries proceeded."

The official concluded: "Exists no evidence that the acts or failures of any organization led to or added to his passing and although it was the result of a personal action it is not possible to determine his purpose."