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One 14-year-old boy was found dead only a few days after being falsely accused of taking the cremated remains of a dead baby during a break-in, an inquest has learned.

Tragic Finding

Kai Lloyd's parents found his remains in his room at his Flintshire residence on November 19th, 2021.

Untrue Accusations Start

The investigation heard how his mother received a message on 8 November 2021 via social media, from a woman inquiring if her son was her offspring. The communication stated: "Inform him appreciation for breaking into my apartment."

In a testimony presented to the court, Lisa Lloyd said the individual had been in the media, claiming her baby's ashes had been stolen in a break-in - a allegation which was false.

Law Enforcement Investigation

An official inquiry from police later concluded the supposed break-in complainant had "lied to police" and "evidence shows that said property was not stolen in the first place".

News coverage about the supposed taken ashes attracted social media responses, and although Kai was not identified in the posts, his parent said people "understood it was him".

The "online posts were extremely upsetting", she stated.

Mental Health Impact

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

"This must have hurt him deeply," she said, "particularly when this was not true".

The teenager was detained at his residence, but nothing was found. He was transported to a police station and later freed pending further inquiry.

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

Isolation and Worry

His parent said Kai "withdrew into himself" after the detention and "repeatedly inquired me whether I had received anything from the authorities", because his ADHD meant sometimes "a minute could seem like days".

When she talked to him about the supposed burglary, she said her son told her he had gone into the residence because the resident who resided there had said he could use the toilet anytime he needed, but denied taking anything.

Digital Harassment

In a joint statement between her and her spouse, the mother said her son was being bullied online after the allegations.

The proceedings learned that a 19-year-old encouraged the teenager to end his life.

She had no concerns on the evening before he passed away, explaining how she had heard him "laughing and teasing".

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

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

Educational Reaction

The hearing heard from educational staff at the local High School.

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

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

After the discussion, the educator said she rang Kai's parents' telephone and provided a message saying she had spoken to the student about the allegations.

The court heard his family said they never got that message.

Official Conclusion

Lead investigator told the hearing he would await documents regarding what enhancements had been made to dealing with suspects with ADHD, before determining whether he should make a prevention of subsequent deaths report.

Providing a descriptive finding, he said: "Around November 8th, 2021, unsubstantiated allegations were made against Kai Benjamin Lloyd, a young child.

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

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

The official concluded: "There is no proof that the actions or failures of any organization caused or added to his passing and although it was the result of a self-inflicted action it is impossible to determine his purpose."