Schoolboy, 11, found hanged in bedroom just minutes after telling mum he was doing homework

By Laura Heads

Frantic efforts were made to save tragic Jamie Gant life but the youngster died in hospital

Horror: Jamie's mother discovered her son when she went to look in on him

An 11-year-old schoolboy was found hanged in his bedroom just minutes after telling his mum he was going to his room to finish his homework.
Jamie Gant was found suspended from his bunk bed on a Sunday afternoon in September last year.
The tragic schoolboy was discovered just ten minutes after he went upstairs, when his mum popped her head around his bedroom door as she put washing away.
Frantic efforts were made to revive the youngster but he was pronounced dead at hospital.
Police yesterday said the reasons for his death were a mystery and there was no indication he wanted to kill himself.
He had started secondary school just three weeks before he was found dead on September 28 last year but appeared to be popular and happy at school.
No details were given of how he came to be suspended, or what was around his neck.
Detective Sergeant Tom Herbert told the inquest: "There was absolutely no indication that there was anything contributing to the death, or anything else people had been aware of.
"Everyone felt Jamie was a very happy boy, very popular at school and he had just started playing rugby which he was very keen on.

 

Popular: The coroner could find no reason why Jamie would kill himself

"There was no indication that he was unhappy. His parents felt he had been able to speak to them if he had been concerned as he had in the past. There was no evidence of bullying.”
The inquest at Flax Bourton, nr Bristol, heard how Jamie, of Twerton, Bath, had told his mum he was going to his room to complete his homework.
But just 10 minutes later, on September 28 last year, as his mum checked on him, he was found lifeless.
Jamie was rushed to Bath's Royal United Hospital but, despite medics best efforts, he was declared dead.

 

Royal United Hospital in Bath

 Coroner Maria Voisin returned a narrative conclusion and said: "I'm told Jamie was a lovely, popular boy and there is no mention of anything that would have led to, or caused an intention, in relation to this.
"There is clearly the act which resulted in Jamie's death, but I do not consider I have enough evidence to answer whether the intention of Jamie was to take his life.
"He may not have realised that death was the conclusion of his act.”
Paying tribute to their son at the time of his death, his parents said Jamie had a bright future.
In a statement they said: "Jamie, was a much loved and very happy young boy who had a bright future which has been sadly cut short.
"He will be deeply missed by family friends and all who knew him."