A mother has spoken of her devastation after returning home to find her 17-year-old son had died.
Aston Alan Robinson, who was described as 'perfect' and 'a bright young man' with hopes of becoming a doctor, had spoken to his mother, Amanda, in the morning before her flight home from Spain.
She told an inquest into Aston's death, held at Bolton Coroner's Court, that after landing back in England she had stopped at her parents' house before arriving home, where she found Aston had tragically died.
The previous night, the teenager had been entertaining his friends at home whilst mum Amanda was on holiday with her sister for what was described as ‘a normal evening with friends’.
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Investigating officer DI Stuart Woodhead believed his friends left shortly before 1pm the next day, which left a three to four hour window before his mother returned home. In this time he had managed to create a device which led to his death, the inquest heard.
There was ‘no evidence’ that Aston wanted to take his own life and no knowledge of any upset or history of mental health problems. He was described as ‘just perfect’ by his mum and his grandparents Tim and Elaine Robinson, who were like ‘second parents’ to Aston.
“I cannot understand what happened,” Amanda told the court. “He didn’t have any problems or worries and he was happy and his future was planned.
“His friends have come around and they cannot find any reason for it. No one knows why. He was just perfect. I just want someone to tell me what happened.”
Amanda has received numerous stories of her son since his death explaining how popular, intelligent and exemplary he was. She explained how he had future plans for university studying medicine to fulfil his dream of becoming a doctor and was only a few months away from attending Leeds Festival with friends.
The coroner Professor Dr Alan Walsh gave a narrative conclusion
Police attending the scene found no note, no sign of forced entry and no suspicious circumstances, and coroner Professor Dr Alan Walsh gave a narrative conclusion after saying there was almost no evidence that Aston wanted to take his own life.
“Aston Alan Robinson died but his intention remained unclear,” Professor Dr Walsh said. “I am not satisfied by his intention and I am not reaching a conclusion of suicide as I didn’t find satisfactory evidence.
“I don’t know what happened in that moment but I am not satisfied that he wanted to end his own life.”
The coroner went on to give his condolences to the family on the loss of a ‘talented and confident’ young man whose mother and grandparents ‘should be proud of’.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News after the inquest's conclusion, Amanda Robinson described her son as ‘just perfect’ and explained how pleased she was that he had been honoured with an award by his former primary school in Egerton. In addition to this, a local community group Aston was part of will be creating a bench in his name at Egerton Park.
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