Police were called to the home of Bronson Battersby and his father Kenneth after their neighbour reported not seeing the father for several days 'and there was a smell coming from the flat', an inquest heard.
A two-year-old boy found dead next to the body of his father died of dehydration, a coroner has ruled. Bronson Battersby was discovered dead between the legs of Kenneth Battersby at their home in Skegness, Lincolnshire, in January. An inquest into the toddler's death was told he 'appeared to be quite malnourished' when he was found.
After a social worker and a landlady gained entry to the flat, Mr Battersby's body was found on the floor behind the living room door, preventing it from being opened further and leaving them 'unaware that Bronson was also in the room'. Adjourning the inquest to a provisional date in December, senior coroner Paul Smith said the case 'clearly requires a thorough and sensitive investigation'.
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