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One teenage boy was found dead just days following being wrongly accused of taking the ashes of a deceased baby during a break-in, an inquest has learned.

Tragic Discovery

The young boy's mother and father found his body in his bedroom at his Flintshire residence on November 19th, 2021.

Untrue Accusations Start

The investigation learned how his mother received a message on 8 November 2021 via social media, from a woman asking if Kai was her child. The message stated: "Inform him appreciation for breaking into my flat."

In a testimony read to the court, the mother said the individual had been in the media, claiming her infant's ashes had been taken in a burglary - a claim which was false.

Law Enforcement Inquiry

An official inquiry from police later concluded the supposed break-in complainant had "lied to police" and "it now appears that said items was never taken in the first place".

News coverage about the alleged taken remains generated online comments, and although Kai was not named in the messages, his mother said people "knew it was him".

The "online posts were really distressing", she said.

Emotional Health Effect

She added that her son had been identified with moderate ADHD, and as part of that disorder, other peoples' opinions genuinely mattered to him.

"It would have affected him severely," she commented, "particularly when this was untrue".

Kai was arrested at his residence, but nothing was discovered. He was taken to a law enforcement facility and later freed under investigation.

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

Withdrawal and Worry

His parent said her son "withdrew into himself" after the arrest and "repeatedly inquired me whether I had received anything from the authorities", because his condition meant sometimes "certain periods could seem like days".

When she talked to him about the alleged incident, she said her child informed her he had gone into the house because the resident who resided there had said he could utilize the toilet anytime he needed, but denied taking anything.

Online Harassment

In a combined testimony between her and her husband, Mrs Lloyd said her son was being harassed online after the accusations.

The inquest learned that one young adult encouraged Kai to kill himself.

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

She described him as a "compassionate, affectionate" boy, and said her "relatives is totally devastated".

He had been "obviously concealing his worries", she stated, adding that he could not bear to have anybody "have negative thoughts of him".

School Reaction

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

On 8 November, she "overheard some boys discussing that Kai had been arrested and that was the first I learned".

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

After the conversation, the staff member said she called Kai's family telephone and provided a message saying she had communicated to the student about the accusations.

The court heard his parents said they never got that communication.

Formal Conclusion

Senior coroner informed the inquest he would await reports regarding what improvements had been made to dealing with individuals with ADHD, before deciding whether he should make a prevention of subsequent fatalities report.

Delivering a descriptive finding, he said: "Around November 8th, 2021, unsupported accusations were made against the teenager, a young child.

"Likely untruths were afterwards exaggerated and exaggerated through the medium of online networks.

"During November 11th, he was interviewed by the police and following his questioning he was released whilst inquiries continued."

The official concluded: "There is no evidence that the acts or failures of any agency caused or added to his death and although it was the result of a personal action it is not possible to discern his purpose."