Inquests open into deaths of Berkshire mother and son
The teenager died around half an hour after the woman was found dead from a stab wound
Last updated 15th Feb 2024
A Berkshire teenager was fatally hit by a high-speed train around half an hour after a woman, who is understood to be his mother, was found fatally stabbed in the chest.
Separate inquest openings into the deaths of Maya Bracken and Julian Bracken were heard at Berkshire Coroner's Court today.
It was revealed that the deceased lived in the same house - Chestnuts, in Flower's Hill, Pangbourne.
Ms Bracken, 56, was found with a "fatal stab wound" inside a Lexus on the A340 Tidmarsh Road at the junction with Flower's Hill on January 4th.
Police were called at about 5.45pm to the scene where Ms Bracken received medical attention but died.
Officers were then alerted at 6.15pm to the discovery of Mr Bracken on a railway track near Pangbourne.
The 18-year-old, who was a student, died at the scene.
The coroner said on Maya Bracken's death:
"A post-mortem examination has been carried out and the provisional cause of death is recorded as... shock and haemorrhage due to... stab wound to the chest."
The coroner said on Julian Bracken's death:
"Julian died on January 4 2024 at the railway tracks near Pangbourne.
"A male was reported to be seen on the railway tracks and had been hit by a high-speed train."
She told the court a post-mortem examination found the provisional cause of his death to be "multiple injuries".
Inquests into each of their deaths will be held at a later date.