Bronson Battersby, 2, 'might still have been alive' if dad hadn't died
dailyrecord.co.ukThere is a 'likelihood' two-year-old Bronson Battersby might still be alive if his dad hadn't died, a pre- inquest has heard.Little Bronson was tragically found dead between the legs of his father, Kenneth Battersby, also known as Kenny, on January 9 at their home.Coroner Jayne Wilkes told a review hearing on Thursday that the circumstances suggest the toddler died after his dad, aged 60.She said: “There has to be a likelihood that had Kenny not passed away then Bronson would still be alive.
At present, we do not have any clear factual basis as to when Bronson passed away."He was of course pronounced deceased on January 9, but that is not, on the information we have been provided so far, likely to be the day he died.
We may never have sufficient information on when Kenny or Bronson passed away and Kenny’s death is clearly important as a supporting or overlapping feature we also need to investigate.”Young Bronson lived with his dad, who had separated from the boy’s mother, in a basement flat in Prince Alfred Avenue, reports the Mirror.
An inquest opening was told in June that a neighbour had called police, reporting that she had not seen Mr Battersby for several days and a smell was coming from the flat.The cause of Mr Battersby’s death was determined as a “sudden cardiac event” because of underlying heart disease, the coroner told the hearing.
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