Schoolboy, 12, died in tragic accident after becoming trapped in dressing gown cord he used to abseil down the stairs, inquest hears
- Logan Davis, 12, was found by his older brother while his parents out shopping
- The pupil from Lancashire was taken to hospital where he died four days later
- Both police and a specialist nurse said there was no evidence of suicide
- Preston Coroner’s Court ruled Logan’s tragic death an accident
A 12-year-old schoolboy has died in a tragic accident after becoming trapped in dressing gown cord that he used to abseil down the stairs, an inquest has heard.
Logan Davis from Lancashire was found by his older brother, while his father and step-mother were out of the house.
He was taken to the hospital after his brother immediately texted Martin Davis and his partner Joanne to come straight home from where they were buying fidget toys for their children.
Logan had suffered lack of oxygen for half an hour and was diagnosed with a severe hypoxic brain injury, according to Lancs Live.
He died in hospital four days later, a Preston Coroner’s Court heard.
Logan Davis, 12, died in hospital four days later after his accident, a Preston Coroner’s Court, pictured, heard
Later a scan by an MRI machine, confirmed brain stem death for Logan, a pupil at Our Lady Queen of Peace school in Skelmersdale, which has its entrance shown in this picture
Mr Davis told the court prior to Logan’s passing he found his children playing with the dressing gown cord and had decided to remove it but they had found it again.
He said: ‘They had tied the dressing gown cord on the halfway landing and they used to play with it as if they were abseiling and swinging on it.’
Mr Davis added that his son was a ‘fun and active boy’ who loved climbing trees, bike riding, skateboarding and playing football.
His teacher at Our Lady Queen of Peace Mark Taylor said Logan was ‘pleasant, polite and popular’ and had a cheeky smile.
Mr Taylor added: ‘Logan needed support to articulate his thoughts but he had no thoughts of self-harm, depression or anxiety.’
Both police and a Joanna Bircher, a specialist nurse, said there was no evidence of suicide.
His older brother, who had been look after to him, was said to be a ‘really nice lad’ by police.
A scan by an MRI machine, confirmed brain stem death for Logan, a pupil at Our Lady Queen of Peace school in Skelmersdale.
He died on September 22 at 1.39pm.
The coroner ruled it an accidental death, and said: ‘He was obviously very close to his family and well cared for. It is more likely than not that this was an accident.’
Mr David urged parents to keep an on children to prevent any more of these types of accidents happening.
The inquest also heard that Logan’s organs had been donated to help other children with the permission of the coroner and his parents.
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