An inquest revealed that a toddler, under children's services care, died from dehydration two weeks after he and his father were last seen. The toddler's father died of a sudden cardiac event, and the timing of the toddler's death remains uncertain.
A toddler who died from dehydration is likely to have survived if his father had not suffered a fatal heart attack . The inquest heard the child was under the supervision of children's services but was not found for two weeks after they were last seen. The toddler was sent to live with his father after his parents separated. A coroner noted that the child's death was due to dehydration, while the father's cause of death was a sudden cardiac event.
The tragic discovery was made after multiple failed attempts to contact the family
Toddler Dehydration Heart Attack Inquest Children's Services Vulnerability
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