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Aaron, with mum and dad, Lilian and Steven |
We do not blame anyone for our son’s death, says grieving mother
Inquest records open verdict on 10-year-old schoolboy found hanging from bunk bed
THE mother of a 10-year-old boy discovered dead in the bedroom of his Holloway home has said she blames no one for what happened to her son.
Lilian Nash’s son Aaron was found hanging from his bunk bed by a sports scarf in October last year.
Mrs Nash, 36, has spoken out following an inquest this week into her son’s death.
St Pancras Coroner Dr Andrew Reid recorded an open verdict on Tuesday after declaring he was not satisfied that the evidence proved Aaron’s death was suicide.
Aaron’s family told the Tribune last year they believed his death was a “freak accident”. The schoolboy’s body was found by his father Steven, 37, a concierge.
The inquest heard how on the day he died Aaron, the youngest of four boys, had had a row with his 15-year-old brother Sean’s girlfriend.
But Mrs Nash said: “They are just kids. I want it made clear I don’t blame Sean, I don’t blame his girlfriend.
“We can all speculate as to why he went into the room and did that. He’s had many rows before. It’s just going to be one of those things we’ll never know.”
She added: “On the way to his grandparents’ house he had a row with his brother’s girlfriend and he was seen on his way home near the churchyard and was quite upset.
“A neighbour’s friend said she remembered seeing him – such a lovely child but looking so sad.
“We want people to understand we do not blame any particular person. You can’t just pinpoint one incident that happened that day and say that was why he did what he did.”
Mrs Nash said the family had moved out of the borough, away from their home in Mersey House, Liverpool Road, since the death.
She added: “It was hard living in Islington because you’re known as the mum whose son hanged himself.
“It’s hard for the children to move on because if they are naughty, people say it’s because of their brother. His brothers are still learning to cope. We’re still just taking each day as it comes.”
She said she was happy with the coroner’s verdict, adding: “The coroner wasn’t satisfied that Aaron committed suicide and that there wasn’t the mechanics to say it was an accident.”
Aaron’s family received massive support from relatives, neighbours, the community and his beloved Arsenal, the team his idol Thierry Henry used to play for.
Speaking on behalf of her whole family, Mrs Nash thanked all those who had supported them.
She paid tribute to her son, an aspiring footballer. “Aaron was very loved by us and all who met him and knew him,” she said. “Aaron was and still is a very special boy. Through his death we only came to realise this. Through memories, photos and video clips many of us have on our phones we know he is a child who will never be forgotten.”
She added: “I know he was 10 but he was my baby. He had the personality of his dad, a practical joker but he had a really sensitive side to him. When it came to kids less fortunate than him he really shone.”
She recalled how Aaron would volunteer to help hearing-impaired children at his school, Laycock Primary, adding: “In football, because they were disabled, people sometimes wouldn’t pass them the ball, but Aaron always made sure they got it. He was a very kind boy.
“I also found out after he died he was really good at maths. His teacher said he was brilliant, really talented. When it came to football he would run rings round boys twice his age and everybody would say he could play for Arsenal. He never kept still.”
Verdict: open.
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