Teen who died after 999 call suffered neck injury

A teenager who died after police were alerted to a "possible break-in" suffered "compression of the neck", a coroner has heard.

Harry Wilson, 17, died in Soulbury Road, Linslade, Bedfordshire, in August, about 90 minutes after a member of the public called police, coroner Sophie Lomas was told.

Lomas was given the detail when opening an inquest into Wilson's death at a hearing in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, on Wednesday.

Police said, in August, that a murder investigation had been launched.

Coroner's officer Sam Silk told Lomas that the teenager had been born in Milton Keynes and lived in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.

She said a member of the public called police shortly before 22:30 BST on 13 August - and Wilson's death had been confirmed at 00:01 BST on 14 August.

Silk told the hearing that a pathologist had found - pending further tests - the cause of death to be "asphyxia with compression of the neck".

The coroner said a further inquest hearing was planned for 15 December.

Police said that a man in his 60s was arrested on suspicion of murder and has been released on bail pending further inquiries.

Three other men were also arrested and have since been released and will face no further action.

Det Insp Caeva Taylor had said: "The initial 999 call to police was to report a possible break-in in progress. However, our inquiries so far have found no evidence whatsoever that the victim was carrying out, or attempting to carry out, a burglary."

She added they were "working hard to establish the circumstances around this tragic incident and are continuing to follow several lines of inquiry".

"Our thoughts remain with Harry's family and loved ones at this very difficult time," she said.

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