text: A 14-year-old boy who hanged himself five months after his mother lost her battle with cancer would wear her favourite bandana and spray her perfume round the house after she died. William Smith wanted to remind himself of his mother, Alison Overton, following her death from leukaemia. The teenager from Grimsby died in August last year, just four months after seeing his mother succumb to the disease. WilliamSmith died four months after his mother Alison Overton (pictued together above with his younger brothers) lost her battle with cancer . The teenager from Grimsby wore his mother's favourite bandana around the house and sprayed her perfume to remind himself of her after she died . William's father, Dean Smith (pictured with his late mother) said the family had begun recovering from the loss and were planning their future . An inquest into his death heard how William had been settling in well after returning to school following his mother's death. Months later, while his grandmother was looking after him, he stayed home while she took his younger brothers out, asking her to bring him back chicken nuggets as a lunchtime treat. When Susan Overton returned she was horrified to find her grandson had died. Coroner Paul Kelly said the teenager had likely not intended to take his life. 'She could not believe what was seeing. She thought he was messing about because that was the kind of thing he did,' he said at an inquest. 'It took her a while to take in what she was looking at.' It was more likely the case the teenager was trying to play a prank on his siblings and had not anticipated the consequences, he added. On the day of his death, William told his grandmother to bring him home some chicken nuggets as a lunchtime treat . The 14-year-old had 'settled back in well' at school following his mother's death, an inquest heard . The teenager pictured with one of his younger brothers. His grandmother, Susan Overton, told of how William 'made his mother proud' 'I push to one side that he intended to take his life. What is more likely is that, awaiting his grandmother and brothers, he decided to play a prank or experiment, not thinking what the consequences would be. 'That venture turned into a misadventure.' William's father, Dean Smith, told how his son had been 'very brave' following the death of his mother. 'We sat down and spoke often. We were getting on with things. 'We were making plans, looking forward to the new football season and to Christmas,' he said. On another occasion his grandmother told him how he 'made his mother proud'. Recording a conclusion of misadventure, Mr Kelly said: 'I wish I could find some words to console the family. 'There is nothing I can say apart from condolences.' While William had missed his mother, his father said he had been 'very brave' in coping with her death . The teenager was buried just four months after his mother. An inquest into his death heard how the boy was discovered by his grandmother .
target: William Smith died four months after his mother lost battle with leukaemia .
  The 'brave' 14-year-old was found dead by his grandmother at his home .
  An inquest heard how he had settled back into school well following loss .
  Coroner ruled he was likely trying to play a prank when he died in August .
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