A two-month-old baby died in his sleep just two months after his mum passed away in a heart-breaking double tragedy.
Baby Dexter Khan-Barnes died his home in Rishton, near Accrington, Lancashire, last July, but an inquest into his death heard that no cause of death could be identified, reports Lancs Live.
Dexter was born on May 29, 2022, via an emergency caesarean section when his mum Laura Barnes suffered a devastating blood clot.
Laura's mum Jennifer Barnes said her daughter, who was looking forward to welcoming her baby, had also suffered a stroke months earlier.
The heartbroken grandmother and mum said her daughter and grandson are now together having been robbed of the chance to meet in their lifetimes.
Dexter was born at 32 weeks and spent around six weeks in the neonatal unit before being discharged with his dad Shane Khan.
The baby was checked over by a nurse who visited the house and found him to be in good health.
On the tragic night of the baby's death, his dad took him upstairs with two bottles ready for when he woke up in the night, as he had done the previous night.
Dexter was in his father's bed, alongside his 14-month-old brother, and Mr Khan said he started the night sleeping horizontally across the foot of the bed.
Mr Khan had moved to lay next to Dexter at around 4am and awoke again at around 5.30am, coroner Richard Taylor told the inquest.
But then Mr Khan saw that Dexter's arm was not moving as he normally would when hungry. He then noticed the baby's arms were
floppy and his eyes discoloured.
Emergency services rushed to the scene and they took Dexter to the Royal Blackburn Hospital but he was pronounced dead.
A post-mortem by Dr William Simmons was unable to ascertain a cause of death and found no evidence of prior illness or injuries which could have contributed.
Speaking during the inquest, Mrs Barnes said concerns were raised within the family over risks of co-sleeping.
Mr Taylor said: "In these circumstances, it is not possible to completely exclude accidental air obstruction as having caused to contributed to Dexter's death. As such, the cause of death remains unascertained."
"Dexter Khan-Barnes died on July 30, 2022 at Royal Blackburn Hospital having been found unresponsive at his home in the bed he shared with his brother."
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