Nurse tells inquest he checked on teenager moments before he was found drowned in bath at care home

He was a vulnerable teenager relying on the NHS to keep him safe. But today an inquest found 'neglect and serious failings' at an Oxfordshire care home contributed to the death of Connor Sparrowhawk. Juliette Fletcher reports.

An inquest, being held into the death of a boy with autism who drowned in the bath at an Oxfordshire care home, has heard of neglect and "very serious failings".

An inquest into the death of a teenager at an Oxfordshire care unit has today been hearing evidence from the nurse in charge of caring for him.

Connor Sparrowhawk, who was 18 and had learning disabilities and autism, drowned in a bath at Slade House in Headington in July 2013.

The NHS trust in charge initially said his death was due to 'natural causes'.

But an independent report later found it 'was preventable' and the trust "failed significantly" in his care.

From Oxford coroner's court, Kate Bunkall reports.

The nurse in charge of looking after a teenager who was found drowned in a bath at a care home in Oxfordshire has told an inquest he had checked on him just moments before. Connor Sparrowhawk, who was 18 and had learning disabilities and autism, drowned in a bath at Slade House in Headington in July 2013.

The NHS trust in charge initially said his death was due to 'natural causes'. But an independent report later found it 'was preventable' and the trust "failed significantly" in his care.