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A teenage youth was found dead only a few days after being wrongly blamed of stealing the ashes of a dead infant during a burglary, an inquest has heard.

Heartbreaking Finding

The young boy's mother and father found his body in his room at his Connah's Quay residence on 19 November 2021.

False Accusations Start

The investigation heard how his parent received a message on 8 November 2021 via online platforms, from a individual inquiring if Kai was her child. The message stated: "Inform him thanks for breaking into my flat."

In a statement presented to the court, the mother said the individual had been in the media, asserting her baby's remains had been taken in a burglary - a claim which was untrue.

Police Inquiry

An investigation report from authorities later concluded the alleged burglary complainant had "lied to police" and "it now appears that said property was never taken in the first place".

News coverage about the alleged taken ashes attracted social media comments, and although the teenager was not identified in the posts, his parent said people "knew it was him".

The "social media content were extremely upsetting", she stated.

Mental Health Impact

She explained that Kai had been identified with moderate ADHD, and as part of that condition, other individuals' opinions genuinely were important to him.

"This must have affected him severely," she commented, "particularly when this was not true".

Kai was arrested at his residence, but nothing was discovered. He was taken to a police station and later freed pending further inquiry.

Authorities said they would be in touch, the hearing learned, but had failed to contacted the relatives by the moment of his death.

Isolation and Worry

His parent said Kai "became isolated" after the arrest and "repeatedly inquired me whether I had received anything from the authorities", because his ADHD meant sometimes "a minute could feel like days".

When she talked to him about the supposed incident, she said her son informed her he had gone into the residence because the woman who lived there had said he could use the bathroom whenever he needed, but refuted taking anything.

Digital Harassment

In a joint statement between her and her husband, Mrs Lloyd said her child was being bullied digitally after the allegations.

The proceedings learned that one 19-year-old encouraged the teenager to kill himself.

She had no worries on the night before he died, explaining how she had listened to him "laughing and joking".

She portrayed him as a "caring, loving" boy, and said her "relatives is totally devastated".

He had been "obviously hiding his concerns", she stated, adding that he could not bear to have anyone "think bad of him".

Educational Reaction

The hearing received testimony from school personnel at the local High School.

On November 8th, she "overheard some boys talking that Kai had been detained and that was the initial I learned".

"He informed me... he'd done nothing wrong," she added.

After the conversation, the staff member said she called the family's parents' landline and provided a voicemail saying she had communicated to Kai about the allegations.

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

Official Conclusion

Senior coroner informed the inquest he would await reports regarding what improvements had been made to handling suspects with the condition, before determining whether he should make a avoidance of subsequent fatalities report.

Delivering a descriptive conclusion, he said: "Around 8 November 2021, unsupported accusations were made against Kai Benjamin Lloyd, a young individual.

"Likely falsehoods were afterwards embellished and amplified through the medium of social media.

"During November 11th, he was questioned by the police and after his interview he was freed while investigations continued."

The official determined: "Exists no proof that the actions or failures of any agency caused or added to his passing and although it was the outcome of a self-inflicted act it is impossible to discern his intent."