Heartbroken mum learned of son's death on Facebook

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Sign up to the MySalford newsletter to keep up with what's happening in and around the city The devastated family of a man who died after taking drugs only learned of his death three months later – on Facebook.

Kieron Smith died after visiting a friend’s house on Liverpool Street in Eccles on June 25, 2020. He visited the property at around 2.30pm and told pals he had taken crack cocaine.

Friends noted how the 34-year-old appeared to look unwell. At around 5pm, Kieron began having a seizure and then fell asleep.

But a few hours later, his friends noticed he wasn’t breathing. They called emergency services and paramedics rushed to the scene.