Family's devastation after dad, 26, is found dead in his bedroom

A young dad was found dead in his bedroom by his mum after appearing to have fallen asleep. The family of 26-year-old Will Jones have been left "absolutely devastated" after his shock last month friends say.

The alarm was raised after he was discovered at around 10pm on Thursday June 2. Paramedics raced to the family home on Merseyside and did their best to save the dad-of-one he was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.

His cause of death is still unknown.

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“He was literally sitting on the bed in all of his clothes and he looked like he’d just fallen asleep, there was just no knowing" family friend Paula Harwood told the Liverpool Echo.

"He didn’t have any known underlying health conditions" she added. "It’s just so sad."

Will, who lived with his mum Sharon Lee in Wallasey, Wirral, leaves behind a two-year-old daughter. Paula, 44, works with Will's mum at William Hill bookmakers.

“Sharon is absolutely devastated," she said. "It could have been any one of us with children so it really cuts you to the bone that this has happened.

“Sharon is amazing, she’s a real firecracker with an absolute heart of gold. She’s worked for William Hill for more than 16 years and is much loved by everyone here. Everybody is just devastated and nobody has a bad word to say about Will.”

A fundraising appeal that was launched to cover funeral costs has already raised nearly £3,000, and Paula is keen to make Will's "final journey" as special as possible. She said: "Initially, we set out to get £2,000. I thought that the most we’d get would be a few hundred but it’s really taken off.

"We’re also going to hold a race night