A happy and healthy four-month-old baby tragically died after another child climbed into his crib and fell asleep on top of him. Noah McCarthy-Bowerman was the victim of overlaying by another youngster, identified only as Child A, Senior Cornwall Coroner Andrew Cox said.
Recording an accidental death conclusion, he ruled that the baby boy died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) in a co-sleeping environment, the Mirror reports. Speaking at the Truro inquest, the coroner added that there was no indication of any intent from Child A or anyone else, and that Child A must not reproach themselves in adulthood for the "desperately sad" tragedy, the Mirror reports.
Noah's mum, Courtney Bowerman, called emergency services to her home in St Austell, Cornwall after waking up at roughly 7am. She told the 999 call operator that she had found Child A in the baby's cot, which sat at the end of her own cluttered bed.
