Toddler Bronson Battersby's body was found lying next to his dad’s at their home in January.
An inquest opening heard the toddler ‘appeared to be quite malnourished’ when he was discovered dead between the legs of 60-year-old Kenneth Battersby Toddler Bronson Battersby, whose body was found lying next to his dad’s at their home in January, died from dehydration, a coroner’s court has heard. The toddler ‘appeared to be quite malnourished’ when he was discovered dead between the legs of 60-year-old Kenneth Battersby in Skegness, Lincolnshire, an inquest opening was told.
Senior coroner Paul Smith heard how Bronson went to live with his father after his parents separated in the summer of 2022 Paramedics attended and the deaths of Kenneth and Bronson were confirmed at 4.31pm, the court heard. The coroner was told that a malnourished dog was found inside the property, while the bath tub was found ‘filled with water’. Ms Rimmer added: ‘A final report has given dehydration as the cause of death.
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