Schoolboy told pals to post disturbing final Facebook status hour before he hanged himself in woods
Luke Barzewicz-Dower was just 15-years-old when he was found by his friends in woodland near his school
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy told a friend to update his Facebook status to "Chilling with the Devil" just an hour before he hanged himself, an inquest has heard.
Luke Barzewicz-Dower was found by friends in woodlands just minutes away from his school with the hearing told that the schoolboy had missed his first two lessons with a friend before he disappeared into the woodland.
He had given his friend his Facebook username and password, asking him to update his status to "Chilling with the Devil" on his death.
But the inquest heard that friends thought Luke was "happy and good company" and had not taken the conversation seriously.
Two of his female friends went to look for Luke after receiving a text from the 15-year-old telling them to meet him in the woods near Pembroke School at Pembroke, West Wales in May.
They discovered his body hanging from a tree in a clearing.
The girls immediately called for help but were unable to save the young man.
Detective Constable Jason Thomas, the officer in charge of investigating Luke's death, told the inquest that the teenager had a good group of friends and was "very well-liked".
But he said that Luke had been "deeply affected" by the death of his grandmother.
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The inquest was told after her death he had started to self-harm and had tried to take his own life. He was put under the care of the child and adolescent mental health service.
Paul Bennett, assistant coroner for Pembrokeshire and Carmathenshire, heard Luke had previously tried to take his own life and he used to carry around a thin piece of rope and a knife.
DC Tomas confirmed that police had found a suicide note written by Luke during their investigations into his death.
A post-mortem conducted after the 15-year-old's death found his cause of death was hanging.
Assistant coroner Bennett recorded a conclusion of suicide.
He said that the conversation about the Facebook entry, the note written by Luke, the remote location he chose and the evidence from his female friend about previous expressions of suicidal intent left him beyond reasonable doubt that the teenager had killed himself.
Mr Bennett said: "I'm satisfied that Luke took his own life and intended to do so."
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