A sixteen year old boy was tragically discovered dead by his mother in a hostel. It is suspected that he had been groomed by a drug gang prior to his death.

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According to the Nelson-Roux family, Ben was neglected by social and law enforcement agencies

The inquest into the death of 16-year-old Ben Nelson-Roux has not been able to identify the medical cause of his passing.

Ben's parents have shared that he had a loving and supportive upbringing, but was diagnosed with ADHD and began smoking cannabis at age 12.

He then became involved with 'county lines' gangs who exploited him to sell Class A drugs.

When he started exhibiting increasingly more severe signs of a personality disorder, he left home and refused to enter care services.

Despite being known to police and 12 different government and social agencies, Ben was allegedly denied rehab, suitable accommodation, and psychiatric support.

His mother had planned to take him to a private psychiatrist appointment when she found his door locked and entered to discover his body on his bed.

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Consequently, the Nelson-Roux family feel that Ben was let down by the system.



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The family of Ben Nelson-Roux allege he was failed by social agencies and the police

The family of Ben Nelson-Roux have claimed that he was let down by social agencies and the police, asserting that despite being known to them, he was provided with no rehabilitation, suitable accommodation or psychiatric support. Ben had a supportive upbringing but experienced difficulty with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and began smoking cannabis at 12, and then reportedly got involved with county lines gangs and drug dealing. When his behaviour caused a rift in his family, he refused to enter into children's care, and his mother planned to take him to a private psychiatrist. Nonetheless, when she found his door locked and became alarmed, she had to break it down and discovered his body facedown on the bed. The coroner's court could not determine the medical cause of Ben's death.

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