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A teenage youth was found dead only a few days following being wrongly blamed of stealing the cremated remains of a dead infant during a burglary, a coroner's inquiry has heard.

Tragic Discovery

Kai Lloyd's mother and father discovered his remains in his bedroom at his Flintshire residence on 19 November 2021.

False Allegations Start

The investigation learned how his parent got a communication on November 8th, 2021 via social media, from a woman asking if Kai was her child. The message added: "Tell him thanks for burgling my apartment."

In a testimony presented to the court, Lisa Lloyd said the woman had been in the news, claiming her infant's ashes had been taken in a burglary - a allegation which was untrue.

Police Investigation

An official inquiry from police later determined the supposed break-in complainant had "lied to police" and "it now appears that said property was not taken in the beginning".

Media reports about the supposed stolen remains generated social media comments, and although Kai was not identified in the posts, his mother said individuals "understood it was him".

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

Emotional Wellbeing Impact

She explained that Kai had been identified with moderate ADHD, and as part of that disorder, other peoples' views genuinely mattered to him.

"It would have hurt him deeply," she commented, "especially when this was untrue".

Kai was detained at home, but no evidence was found. He was taken to a law enforcement facility and later released under investigation.

Authorities said they would be in touch, the inquest heard, but had failed to contacted the family by the moment of his death.

Withdrawal and Anxiety

His parent said her son "withdrew into himself" after the arrest and "would keep asking me whether I had heard anything from the authorities", because his condition meant sometimes "a minute could feel like days".

When she spoke to him about the alleged burglary, she said her son informed her he had gone into the residence because the woman who resided there had said he could use the toilet anytime he wanted, but denied taking anything.

Online Harassment

In a combined testimony between her and her husband, the mother said her child was being harassed online after the accusations.

The inquest learned that one 19-year-old encouraged the teenager to end his life.

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

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

He had been "obviously concealing his concerns", she said, noting that he could not bear to have anybody "have negative thoughts of him".

School Response

The hearing heard from school personnel at the local High School.

On 8 November, she "heard some students discussing that Kai had been arrested and that was the initial I learned".

"He informed me... he'd was innocent," she continued.

After the conversation, the educator said she rang the family's parents' telephone and left a voicemail saying she had communicated to Kai about the accusations.

The proceedings learned his parents said they never got that message.

Formal Conclusion

Lead coroner informed the inquest he would await documents regarding what improvements had been made to dealing with suspects with ADHD, before deciding whether he should make a avoidance of future deaths report.

Providing a narrative finding, he said: "Around November 8th, 2021, unsubstantiated allegations were made against Kai Benjamin Lloyd, a 14-year-old child.

"Probably untruths were afterwards embellished and amplified through the medium of online networks.

"On 11 November, he was questioned by the police and following his questioning he was freed while investigations proceeded."

The official determined: "Exists no proof that the actions or failures of any organization caused or contributed to his passing and although it was the result of a self-inflicted action it is not possible to discern his intent."