A SCHOOLBOY was found hanged in his bedroom after rowing with his parents when they banned him from using his laptop, an inquest heard.
Connor Robertson, 12, was found by his brother at their family home in Castle Vale, Birmingham, on October 23 last year.
His dad desperately tried to resuscitate him but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
An inquest into his death heard the family had just returned from a family holiday and Connor had been barred from using his computer for bad language.
The youngster went upstairs to his bedroom when they got back home and was found by his brother 20 minutes later.
Birmingham Coroner Louise Hunt recorded that Connor, who had Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, died from an "impulsive self-inflicted act".
She added: "We know Connor suffered from ADHD.
"He lived with his brother at home and we know he was on medication for his disorder. It seems as if things were settling down a little bit.
"On the weekend before his death he had been away with his family to Wales and it went well and he had as good time.
"He had used some bad language while he was away and was told he would not be able to use the computer. That had happened before."
The coroner said the medical cause of death was hanging and added: "He suffered from ADHD which could make him impulsive.
"It seems to me on all the evidence this was an impulsive act. I do not believe he intended to kill himself."
His mum Jacqueline Robertson, 57, said her son was a lovely boy and "was an active child, a bit of a joker who loved his computers".
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She told Birmingham Coroners Court he had been diagnosed with ADHD in 2011 and was on medication and had started secondary school last September.
She said: "He was not very happy going there and had a few problems, particularly with maths but the school were trying to sort it out.
"There was no indication whatsoever he would do anything like that, we got back and we had a lovely weekend. I cannot understand it."
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