An inquest has heard that the death of their 16-year-old son Temidayo can be attributed to their son's curiosity in the passing of Mrs.Doubtfire star, Robin Williams.
The teenager had been heard expressing interest in the passing of the star in the days leading up to his own tragic demise and mere hours after Temidayo had collected his exam results, his devastated mother discovered her son's body.
According to Eleanor McGann, Area Coroner for Essex, the teenage boy had been attempting to understand why and how the 63-year-old actor had taken his own life and tragically passed away at Basildon Hospital as a result.
Discussing the devastating case, the coroner said: "I do wonder if this bright little boy...perhaps he was just experimenting to see how Robin Williams killed himself, but with no intention of doing it himself. It's perfectly possibly that he didn't have any idea how easy it is to hang yourself by mistake."
It is believe Temidayo's struggled with the concept of suicide, having expressed disbelief that people take such drastic measures, saying: "I don;t understand why somebody would do this to themselves."
Opening up about his son's tragic passing, which has been recorded as 'accidental death', his father Vincent said: "He was a very good boy, with a very good character. We don't know what happened. I loved him so much. I have lost a good friend."
Our hearts go out to the Joseph family.
