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He had been resident at the psychiatric facility since 2016

He was reported as being in a "good mood" just days before his suicide

She had been described as "happy and chatty" just two months earlier

The family were on a sightseeing trip at the time

06:35 EDT, 8 February 2021 2.8k shares A schoolboy with autism died after being stabbed in the chest at a Reading park before passers-by tried to save him, an inquest has heard. Olly Stephens, 13, died at Bugs Bottom Fields, just 250 yards from his home in Emmer Green on January 3.  A 13-year-old girl, along with two boys, aged 13 and 14, have been charged with his murder. An inquest into Ollys death opened today, just days after hundreds lined the streets of Reading for his funeral.  It h...

An autistic schoolboy killed on the first weekend of the year died from stab wounds to the chest, an inquest heard. Olly Stephens, 13, was attacked in a park at Bugs Bottom fields, Emmer Green, in Reading, on the afternoon of Sunday January 3. His inquest was formally opened by assistant coroner Alison McCormick at Reading Coroner’s Court on Monday morning, during which his cause of death was confirmed. Olly Stephens, 13, died after being stabbed at Bugs Bottom fields, Emmer Green, in Reading...