The Sun reported a police investigation launched after the stabbing. Witness statements and post-mortem exams backed up that Easton had accidentally stabbed himself thinking his vest could withstand the thrust.

Detective Superintendent Ted Butcher told the court at the inquest the investigation revealed Easton’s death was the result of “a boisterous act.”

But Easton’s mother, Alison Price, testified at the inquest that it was “hard to believe the concept that Jordan would consciously do that,” the Gazette reported.