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• Parents told son's death may be linked to their smoking  

The parents of a baby boy who died in his cot have been told by a pathologist that their smoking habits may have been a major factor.

At an inquest at Tameside Coroner's Court, Melanie Newbould, a pathologist, said that she could not be sure why Jake Dunning, seven weeks old, had died but that passive smoking may have played a part.

The evidence follows a study, published this week, that suggests a clear link between passive smoking and cot death. . . .

Jake's mother and father, Ryan Dunning, both in their twenties, were distraught about the findings.

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