When you think about arguments between a teen and their parents, what comes to mind? Perhaps poor grades? Their choice of partner? Safe s*x? A bully at school? When talking to your teenage son or daughter you wouldn’t assume the conversation would escalate to anything extremely serious.
However, in the case of this young man, his father’s backward way of thinking when it comes to cannabis use led to his unfortunate death.
19-year-old Lyndon Turner had experienced something that many children his age do – a minor car accident. Unfortunately for Lyndon, when he made a driving error, his dad was not having it at all and made a fatal mistake he can never take back.
Lyndon’s dad was convinced that the reason for the minor car crash was due to his use of cannabis, which was seemingly an issue they had argued about in the past.
The student from Bracknell and Wokingham College reportedly had a strained relationship with his father, and it only got worse after the passing of his mother three years ago, reports DailyMail.
Apparently, after the car accident, Lyndon’s father reportedly threw him out, blaming his use of cannabis for the accident.
His father claims he thought that Lyndon would go to a friend’s house, but unfortunately he was very wrong. It appears that Lyndon walked for 6 miles, where he fell asleep in Chobham Common, a popular Surrey nature reserve.
As per assistant coroner Karen Henderson, Turner died of hypothermia.
Henderson said, “I am satisfied he found himself in Chobham Common on the night of December 1, 2020, that he fell asleep during that period of time, and given the time of year, it resulted in significant hypothermia, which is directly causative of his death.”
During the hearing, Turner’s toxicology report was also presented, which showed that there was evidence of “frequent or chronic use of cannabis” in his system.
The pathologist, who conducted the test, also revealed that hypothermia was an “active operating factor” leading to his death.
Issuing a summary of findings, Henderson told the court:
“I accept the cause of death provided by the pathologist to the court as ketoacidosis complicating hypothermia. I am satisfied on the balance of probabilities that Lyndon was a regular user of cannabis,” she continued. “There were some difficulties with his family circumstances and due to a recent car accident, and concerns of his father that he had been using cannabis, he was asked not to remain at home. Sadly, he did not choose to find somewhere else to live.”
Henderson sent her condolences to the teen’s family and shared that he died of misadventure. The distraught family held a funeral for Turner on April 20. Police, meanwhile, have arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection adding that he is not connected to the death.