'Perfect' son, 17, found dead at home after 'normal' night with friends

A mother has spoken of her devastation after returning home to find her 17-year-old son had died.

Aston Alan Robinson, who was described as 'perfect' and 'a bright young man' with hopes of becoming a doctor, had spoken to his mother, Amanda, in the morning before her flight home from Spain.

She told an inquest into Aston's death, held at Bolton Coroner's Court, that after landing back in England she had stopped at her parents' house before arriving home, where she found Aston had tragically died.

The previous night, the teenager had been entertaining his friends at home whilst mum Amanda was on holiday with her sister for what was described as ‘a normal evening with friends’.

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Investigating officer DI Stuart Woodhead believed his friends left shortly before 1pm the next day, which left a three to four hour window before his mother returned home. In this time he had managed to create a device which led to his death, the inquest heard.

There was ‘no evidence’ that Aston wanted to take his own life and no knowledge of any upset or history of mental health problems. He was described as ‘just perfect’ by his mum and his grandparents Tim and Elaine Robinson, who were like ‘second parents’ to Aston.

“I cannot understand what happened,” Amanda told the court. “He didn’t have any problems or worries and he was happy and his future was planned.

“His friends have come around and they cannot find any reason for it. No one knows why. He was just perfect. I just want someone to tell me what happened.”

Amanda has received numerous stories of her son since his death explaining how popular, intelligent and exemplary he was. She explained