BREAKING NEWS Tragic toddler Bronson Battersby who was found curled up next to his dead father while wearing his Pudsey pyjamas died of dehydration, inquest told By Milo Pope Published: 11:43 BST, 6 June 2024 | Updated: 12:34 BST, 6 June 2024 e-mail 2 View comments A tragic toddler who was found in between his dead father's legs passed away as a result of dehydration, an inquest has heard. Two-year-old Bronson Battersby was discovered curled up in his Pudsey pyjamas next to his father, Kenneth, 60, on January 9, who is believed to have suffered a heart attack shortly after he was last seen alive on Boxing Day. A social worker visited their home in Skegness, Lincolnshire, on January 2 for a routine visit but received no reply and contacted the police.
The worker visited again on January 4 but again there was no response, so they contacted the police that day. Shockingly the bodies of Kenneth and Bronson - who was classed as vulnerable and was being checked on weekly - were not found until five days later when the social worker herself used a key from the landlord to get into the home. Bronson was found curled up in his Pudsey pyjamas next to his father who had a suspected fatal heart attack.
An inquest was told that the toddler died of dehydration Bronson is pictured sat with his father, Kenneth Battersby, who died of a suspected heart attack. The pair were last seen alive on Boxing Day by a neighbour The toddler's mother, Sarah Piesse, 43, last saw her son before Christmas af.
