A teenager was found dead in his family's back garden having not been seen by his parents for almost 12 hours.

George Corson was discovered in the back garden of his family's home in Hall Road, Irstead on Wednesday, February 22, a court has heard.

An inquest opened into his death in Norwich on Friday and heard that he had not been seen by his parents since around 10.50pm the night before.

He was found deceased the next morning in the family's back garden.

Assistant coroner Simon Mulburn said during the short hearing that the 19-year-old was born in Moscow, Russia and lived in Irstead, near Wroxham.

His medical cause of death was given as hanging.

A full inquest into his death has been scheduled to take place at 10am on Tuesday, August 22.

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