Overview

• Teesside Coroner’s Court heard that a post-mortem on the eight-year-old returned an “unexplained” medical cause, with further inquiries to follow.
• Coroner Paul Appleton opened the inquest in Middlesbrough and then adjourned it to await the outcome of the criminal case.
• Louise Cameron, 40, was arrested at the scene on Marsh House Avenue and is charged with murder, remaining remanded in custody.
• Judge Francis Laird set a plea hearing for November 6, 2025, with a trial listed for February 23, 2026, at Teesside Crown Court.
• Police were called by the North East Ambulance Service and attended the Billingham address around 10am on September 15, as tributes from Ash Trees Academy and local residents continued.