A “gentle” teenager died on Christmas Day 2020 just two days after being found unresponsive in his bedroom by his twin brother.
Owen Hughes, 16, looked like he was “asleep” when he was discovered at home on The Glen in Palacefields, Runcorn, on December 23 that year. An inquest held at Warrington Coroner’s Court on Friday heard how Owen’s family initiated determined CPR efforts and were soon joined by paramedics who assessed that Owen was in cardiac arrest.
They managed to restart his heart and Owen was taken to Warrington Hospital’s accident and emergency (A&E) department where he was stabilised and transferred to intensive care. Medics were unable to save him and he died on December 25 due to being deprived of oxygen by his initial collapse.
