Inquest opens into tragic death of three-month-old baby boy

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An inquest has opened into the death of a three-month-old baby boy in Stockport. Oakley Shay-King died at his family's home address in Brinnington on January 28 this year.

Oakley was born on October 22 last year in Stockport and was the child of 30-year-old housewife Shannon Patricia King, Police Coroner's Officer Claire Smith said.

The hearing at South Manchester Coroner's Court in Stockport was told it was a "sudden unexpected death in the context of co-sleeping", Senior Coroner Alison Mutch said. READ MORE: "You think it will never happen to you" - Mum's warning after 'cheeky' boy, one, strangled to death by blind cord A Home Office post-mortem was ordered with the pathologist offering a conclusion that the cause of death was "unascertained" she said. "Given the cause of death as expressed, I am satisfied it is necessary for an inquest touching on the death of Oakley-Shay King to take place.

I am formally opening the inquest today" Ms Mutch said. A pre-inquest review date was fixed for next month with a date for the full inquest to be fixed at a later date, Ms Mutch said, before adjourning the hearing. Read more of today's top stories here READ NEXT: Pensioner guilty of manslaughter after slitting his wife's throat then trying to kill himself in failed suicide pact BREAKING: Murder probe launched after elderly man found dead MP says he received 'vilest, threatening homophobic abuse' after ex-minister's comments Hero son rescued mum after woman grabbed hair and punched her in driveway attack Abusive carer drew whiskers on disabled woman with mental age of four's face and offered her dog biscuits