Teenage footballer died in ‘tragic accident’ at home
A TALENTED young footballer destined for a glittering professional career died as a result of a tragic accident at home, an inquest ruled.
Jordan Moseley, 15, died suddenly at his home in Middleton in October 2017. The left-winger was snapped up by Accrington Stanley when he was just 13 and was part of the under-16 academy team when he died.
An inquest into Jordan’s death at Rochdale Coroner’s court heard that on the night he died, he had stayed at the family home while his mum and dad, Gary and Tracey, attended parents’ evening at Rishworth School, in Sowerby Bridge, where he was a pupil.
When they returned home after just a few hours, Gary found Jordan hanged in his bedroom. Despite desperate attempts by his parents to revive him, he was declared dead at the scene. Recording a conclusion of accidental death, coroner Joanne Kerslake said: “All the information the court has heard shows a young man, an extremely talented footballer, a popular young boy who had his whole life ahead of him.
“There’s absolutely no evidence that this was a young man who was having difficulties or feeling depressed.
“There’s no evidence that his actions were intentional. This was a young man who was experimenting and tragically this led to his death.”
Initial fears that Jordan might have live streamed what happened to social media, after his phone was discovered nearby, were proved to be unfounded after police examined the device.
After speaking to Jordan’s family, friends, teachers and doctors, Det Insp Joanne Reid, of Rochdale CID, established Jordan was not depressed and had never expressed any suicidal thoughts.