A mum says her baby boy "will forever be in our hearts" following his tragic death, an inquest has heard. Two-month-old Blake Robert Thompson Hughes was at home with his parents, Billy Hughes and Jessica Thompson, on April 2 last year when tragedy struck. He was in a bouncy chair placed on the sofa, which was to keep him away from the family dog in case he accidentally knocked the chair, which had been wedged into the sofa.
Jessica herself was laid on the sofa with one leg up, as this was the only "comfortable" position for her since her c-section, Bolton Coroners' Court heard. The mum had given Blake formula milk at 10.30pm and he was due another bottle at 1.
30am. But the mum fell asleep at around midnight while Billy left the room to use the bathroom and when he returned in "minutes", Jessica’s leg was on top of Blake. After raising the alarm, assistant coroner Alexander Frodsham heard that Billy and Jessica called the ambulance service and administered CPR to Blake, before the ambulance arrived and took him to Royal Bolton Hospital.
In a statement, Jessica said: “Blake is loved and will forever be in our hearts.” Blake was transferred to Manchester Children’s Hospital where he was seen by consultants and placed on treatment for brain injury and cardiac arrest. Ultimately, his life could only be prolonged with support, and the decision was made to turn this off and he died on April 15 last year.
Dr Naomi Carter, forensic pathologist, gave the cause of death as 1A hy.
