Theo Treharne-Jones, 5, died after falling right into a pool at a vacation resort in Kos
A “loving and affectionate” five-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool throughout a household vacation in Kos after he was in a position to unlock the condominium doorways, an inquest has heard. Theo Treharne-Jones, from Merthyr Tydfil, died after being present in an outside pool at Atlantica Vacation Village in Kos in June 2019.
Nina Treharne and Richard Jones have been away with their 4 youngsters, who on the time have been aged 16, 13, 5 and three, and Nina’s sister, her associate, and their two youngsters. The households have been staying in the identical lodge that they had visited 9 months earlier than, in September 2018.
Pontypridd Coroner’s Court docket heard from Ms Treharne how her son Theo was “an excitable little youngster”, who did not have a way of hazard.
Mr Jones added: “He was actually loving, affectionate, blissful and had an infectious chortle and smile. He was a stupendous youngster.” Don’t miss a courtroom report by signing up to our crime e-newsletter right here.
The courtroom heard how Theo had the neurodevelopmental dysfunction Smith-Magenis syndrome which meant he was non-verbal however in a position to talk in different methods. The SMS situation additionally meant he would want melatonin to go to sleep at evening.
Ms Treharne and Mr Jones have been in a room with their two youngest youngsters whereas the older two, have been within the bed room subsequent door.
Ms Treharne remembered: “We had stayed in that place 9 months earlier than within the September. He was so excited to be going away.”
She defined how they have been staying in a distinct a part of the lodge resort this time which was totally different to all the opposite blocks, conceding she thought it was for individuals getting married as a result of it was barely nicer.
Upon arrival, the couple seen the door’s locking mechanism was totally different to what they’d had of their room within the earlier September, not having a sequence and a turning bolt.
Ms Treharne mentioned: “We obtained within the room, the door was utterly totally different and I mentioned to Richard there isn’t any chain on this door, you’ll be able to’t lock it.”
As a result of absence of a sequence the couple determined to position their suitcases and buggies up towards the door which they mentioned they merely did as a “precaution”, Ms Treharne mentioned she thought she would get up to the sound of the instances and buggies if somebody was making an attempt to depart or come into the room.
Ms Treharne mentioned she wakened on the morning of June 15 to listen to a noise coming from exterior.
“I opened my eyes within the morning and all I might hear was a girl banging and a girl shouting “there is a youngster within the pool, there is a youngster within the pool”. I noticed our door was ajar and I ran. It was simply bang bang bang, there is a youngster within the pool, there is a youngster within the pool and that was it actually.
“I woke as much as an absolute nightmare, banging and banging and the kid’s within the pool.”
Mr Jones added: “I assumed they mentioned there was a baby down by the pool, I ran down anticipating to see him by the pool however he was on a solar lounger and one member of workers was giving him CPR. There have been individuals making an attempt to cellphone an ambulance and discover a defibrillator.”
One other holidaymaker noticed Theo pushing his buggy on his personal however then noticed a girl close to the pool and assumed that was his mom.
Owen Sampson mentioned: “I did not need to get anyplace close to him as a result of if it was my youngster and I noticed a wierd bloke, however I did not need to, as a result of he was on his personal… I used to be like, the place’s your mum and pa? Once I obtained all the way down to the underside of the pool, I noticed a girl in a yellow bikini doing her hair and I simply assumed that was his mum. So I walked straight previous and carried on.
“He was sat on the sting of the pool laughing his head off, he had a cheeky chortle.”
Mr Jones then remembered how the paramedic arrived on his personal and him and one other holidaymaker, Adam Holmes, carried Theo to the ambulance and travelled to the hospital behind the ambulance while they carried on performing CPR.
Adam Holmes, who was skilled in first assist, instructed the inquest how his sister-in-law got here to his room and mentioned they have been doing on anyone by the pool.
“I obtained off the bed, put some shorts on and walked down there. I assumed it was going to be an grownup in cardiac arrest however once I obtained down I noticed it was Theo they have been doing CPR on,” he instructed the inquest.
Mr Holmes instructed the courtroom how he made certain they have been doing CPR appropriately and went in quest of the lodge’s defibrillator. Mr Holmes recalled how he had been instructed there was one on the way in which but it surely did not appear to reach so he tried going to the lodge reception earlier than discovering it within the physician’s surgical procedure.
He got here again to the pool, put the pads on Theo and adopted the directions earlier than the paramedic arrived. He mentioned the one paramedic arrived and him and Mr Jones walked again to the ambulance with Theo, carrying on with CPR as they walked.
Remembering how they carried the kid over a wall attributable to a locked fence Mr Holmes instructed the courtroom how they travelled to the hospital.
He mentioned: “I used to be anticipating to see one other paramedic ready however there was no-one there. We laid Theo on the mattress, the paramedic shut the door and began driving,”
As the 2 males have been left alone for the ten minute drive to the hospital they carried on CPR and Mr Holmes requested the motive force the place the oxygen was prompting him to drag over and get it out for them.
The inquest heard that one other holidaymaker noticed Theo within the shallow finish of the pool and pulled him out.
Resort workers and different holidaymakers carried out CPR and Theo was taken to hospital by ambulance, however later died.
The inquest continues.
