An inquest hears that Tasmin Paterson, 31, suffocates her nine-year-old son, Hudson Paterson, before taking her own life at a property in the Fletchersbridge area of Bodmin, Cornwall. The bodies of both are found at the address in September 2024, according to reports from multiple outlets covering the inquest.
All accounts state that Hudson is nine years old at the time of his death and that Paterson is 31. They also agree on the location: Fletchersbridge in Bodmin. Coverage differs in emphasis on the circumstances leading up to the deaths. One report describes the case as following a relationship breakdown, while another links the alleged circumstances to Paterson discovering her partner using a dating site.
The inquest is reported to address the sequence of events and the cause of death, with findings described in terms of suffocation of the child followed by the mother’s suicide. The reports do not present additional confirmed details beyond the circumstances referenced in the coverage.
