Jack Piper-Sheach, 10, died at Tiffany’s Hotel in Blackpool on September 3 last year (Picture: LancsLive/MEN Media)
A 10-year-old boy died from a brain injury after he was electrocuted at a hotel in Blackpool, an inquest has heard.
Jack Piper-Sheach, from Grimsby, suffered serious injuries at Tiffany’s Hotel when he was on holiday with his family last year on September 3.
He was taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool but died four days later with his family by his bedside.
The hotel was closed for several weeks following Jack’s death but has since reopened.
The pre-inquest review held at Blackpool Town Hall heard how Jack’s death was caused by a hypoxic brain injury due to prolonged cardiac arrest because of an electrocution.
The review also heard electrical firm Calbarrie carried out an electrical installation condition report at the hotel in 2020.
E Dugdale Sons & Grandson Ltd also carried out work at the hotel.
During the inquest eyewitness Karen Griffiths and several employees at the hotel provided a statement to the coroner.
Jack died four days later in hospital after he was electrocuted (Picture: MEN MEDIA)
Tiffany’s Hotel was closed for several weeks following Jack’s death (Picture: LancsLive/MEN MEDIA)
Tiffany’s Hotel is owned by Y7 Hotels Ltd and two of the company’s directors Adam Johnstone and David Johnstone were in attendance at the inquest.
A health and safety officer from the council and the head of legal services were in attendance plus legal representation for Jack’s family.
The final inquest will be heard in the summer and expert evidence is expected to be heard.
The hearing will not be heard by a jury and will last two days.
A GoFundMe page has been set up since Jack’s death and has raised more than £2,500.
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It reads: ‘My nephew’s life was sadly taken after being electrocuted whilst on holiday in Blackpool. It was an incident as a family we wasn’t prepared for, we wasn’t expecting to lose our little man at only 10 years old.
‘Jack was the life and soul of our family, always laughing and giggling and putting a smile on our faces, he especially loved going to the seaside and having an ice cream, specifically; double cone vanilla ice cream with sprinkles blueberry sauce and a flake (never had anything else… maybe sometimes a single cone instead of a double much to his disappointment).
‘He didn’t deserve to be taken so suddenly from us. Jack has been laid to rest in a beautiful private service, as a family we’ve covered those extra costs.
‘I’m now raising money on behalf of Kelly and Gary so they can give Jack the beautiful memorial headstone they dream of for their little boy, any extra donations will go towards supporting living expenses whilst they grieve and making sure Jack’s love of adventure, fun and all things silly lives on.’
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