Joseph Rogerson died after being struck by a train near Buckenham railway station, close to Strumpshaw, on March 18 this year.

An inquest into his death was held at Norfolk Coroner’s Court on Tuesday, September 23.

The hearing was told Mr Rogerson was born in Southend in Essex in 1998 and moved with his family to Blofield in 2005.

Johanna Thompson, area coroner for Norfolk.(Image: Coroner's Court)

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His mother, Caroline Rogerson, wrote a statement prior to the hearing and this was read out during the inquest.

She described a “wonderful childhood” in rural Norfolk, where her son had two acres of garden to play in with his sisters and friends.

She said........

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