Bolton teenager's cause of death remains unknown

Choudhry Jaffar Iqbal Perveen had no reported health problems when he suffered a cardiac arrest at his home on Beverley Road, Heaton, in October last year.

The teenager was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital but doctors were unable to resuscitate him.

He was pronounced dead later that day.

An inquest into his death took place at Bolton Coroners Court.

A statement made by his brother Shariq Perveen was read out at the inquest.

It said: “He was born in 2005 in Gujrat, Pakistan.

“The family lived in Spain for a time.

“We moved to the UK in 2016.

“He completed his GCSEs and was a student at the Sixth Form College in Bolton.

“He loved going on holidays and visiting family in Pakistan.

“He loved watching TV and playing computer games, he loved watching cricket.

“There were no family concerns for his health.

“On the day of his death he did not complain of feeling unwell.

“He came downstairs and was relaxing and was watching television.

“It was noticed by the deceased's family that he appeared to be having a seizure.

“He was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital.

“I understand that there is nothing to be done for him.”

It also said the whole family were “shocked” by his death.

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Pathologist Patrick Waugh said the cause of the death could not be determined.

He said the only medical issue which could be found was fat in the liver but this was not associated with fatalities.

A toxicology report found no trace of drugs, including medical ones, or alcohol.

Coroner Bronia Hartley ruled that the death was undetermined.

She said: “On 28 October the deceased suffered a sudden collapse at his home on Beverley Road.

“He was transferred to the Royal Bolton Hospital by paramedics at the North West Ambulance Service.

“He was not able to be resuscitated.”