The heartbroken parents of a teenager who died suddenly at university say he was 'the perfect son' whose death has ruined their lives.
Matthew O'Reilly, described by his mother as "very clean living" was found dead in his student accommodation in Eddie Colman Courts in Salford on September 25, 2020 after his worried parents raised the alarm that they had not heard from him for a few days.
An inquest heard how Nick Saunders, a manager at the accommodation, found Matthew on the floor between his bed and desk and administered CPR while waiting for emergency services but he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. He had ingested a poisonous substance, which the MEN is choosing not to name, purchased online a few weeks previously, before moving to Salford to start his degree.
