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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Paul Britton

Talented footballer, 14, was 'messing around' before he was found dead in his room

Police believe a teenage boy who was found dead by his mum in his bedroom may have been 'messing around' before his death, an inquest heard.

A coroner was told by a detective inspector that he believed a ligature may have caught on the top of his bunk bed. Ibrahim Shahid's death was described by the coroner on Thursday at an inquest hearing as a 'truly tragic set of circumstances'.

He was just 14 and a talented footballer - his family in a statement called him a 'shining star' with his whole life ahead of him who also loved to cook.

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