Brother of girl 'cut up for kebab meat' dies after 'never getting over' her disappearance
The devastated brother of missing schoolgirl Charlene Downes 'never got over' her disappearance prior to his tragic death in December 2021. Charlene, aged 14, vanished without a trace from Blackpool in November 2003.
Following an inquest into his death, his grief-stricken mother paid tribute to her 'wonderful' son, stating that he had 'never got over' his sister's tragic disappearance. She said: “He was a wonderful person, he was one of the nicest individuals but he was a misunderstood person. He was never the same after Charlene - we had such a lot of trauma.His mum added: “He was lovely; he was genuine, caring, but he was like anybody would be what had happened.
An inquest at Blackpool Town Hall on July 5 heard that Robert had gone with his father to the Man Bar on Dixon Road the morning of his death, where Robert left at one point before returning. His horrified dad performed CPR, and his parents told the inquest that the stress and anxiety of finding their beloved son in such a condition meant that emergency services were called some time later, arriving at the scene just before 3am.
Some cannabis and cocaine was also found, but this was not found to have played a role in his death, while there were puncture marks found on Robert’s elbow, although it was not clear if those had taken place at that time.
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