Coroner finds that boy did not mean to kill himself

A coroner has concluded that there was no evidence to suggest a 14-year-old boy found hanged at his Lancashire home meant to kill himself.

- by Emma Downey

Preston Coroners Court heard that “kind and sympathetic” Ewan Farrow was found in his bedroom at home in Whitefield Meadow, Bamber Bridge, near Preston.

Assistant coroner Richard Taylor said he could not be sure that Ewan meant to take his own life.

The inquest heard that Ewan was discovered on January 10, 2025, and, despite CPR provided by his family and the efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at Royal Preston Hospital.