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| Grieving father's call for change | Grieving father's call for change |
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| The father of a 14-year-old boy who died after taking treatment for acne says young people are under too much pressure to look good. | The father of a 14-year-old boy who died after taking treatment for acne says young people are under too much pressure to look good. |
| Shaun Jones, who had spots on his back and shoulders, had an "idiosyncratic reaction" to an acne medication, the coroner recorded at the inquest. | Shaun Jones, who had spots on his back and shoulders, had an "idiosyncratic reaction" to an acne medication, the coroner recorded at the inquest. |
| He died as a result of complications after medical treatment. | He died as a result of complications after medical treatment. |
| His father Graeme said young people were under pressure to look perfect "like a model in a magazine". | His father Graeme said young people were under pressure to look perfect "like a model in a magazine". |
| A narrative verdict was recorded, saying the cause of death was an idiosyncratic reaction to a single capsule. | A narrative verdict was recorded, saying the cause of death was an idiosyncratic reaction to a single capsule. |
| "We need to change the way society is, if that's done through the schools, education, news, radio, whatever it takes," said Mr Jones, speaking before the inquest. | "We need to change the way society is, if that's done through the schools, education, news, radio, whatever it takes," said Mr Jones, speaking before the inquest. |
| "If you do have one or two spots, it's not the end of the world and you will grow out of them - don't be influenced by peer pressure or the magazines, the glossy magazines, the pin-up people you see, the pop stars," he urged. | |
| He was picture perfect, he just wanted the small blemishes tidied up Graeme Jones, Shaun's father | |
| Mr Jones said his son, a pupil at Hawthorn High School in Pontypridd, had talked about his spots to his family. | Mr Jones said his son, a pupil at Hawthorn High School in Pontypridd, had talked about his spots to his family. |
| "He was picture perfect, he just wanted the small blemishes tidied up," he said. | "He was picture perfect, he just wanted the small blemishes tidied up," he said. |
| "That's the way young kids are. He just wanted to eradicate whatever blemishes he had left." | "That's the way young kids are. He just wanted to eradicate whatever blemishes he had left." |
| After the inquest, Sefton Kwasnik, solicitor for the Jones family, said there were many unanswered questions about the case, including the dispensing of the alternative medication. | |
| Mr Kwasnik said there was a possibility of Mr and Mrs Jones taking civil action in the future once they had assessed the inquest and its verdict. | |
| "From the moment they went to the doctors' surgery to today has opened a whole range of issue for others that they don't want to have visited upon them either. | |
| "At every turn the family have been faced with obstruction and difficulty." | |
| He added: "The family will continue their pursuit of justice for their son." | |
| Shaun Jones, 14, was a promising rugby player | Shaun Jones, 14, was a promising rugby player |
| Shaun played for his village rugby team, Rhydyfelin RFC, and the Pontypridd schools team, winning the most improved player in the club awards. | Shaun played for his village rugby team, Rhydyfelin RFC, and the Pontypridd schools team, winning the most improved player in the club awards. |
| "His biggest ambition was to play for Wales, that's all he wanted to do," said Mr Jones. | "His biggest ambition was to play for Wales, that's all he wanted to do," said Mr Jones. |
| Terrible shock | Terrible shock |
| He said his son was a strong, fit boy and it was a terrible shock to see him fighting for his life in hospital. | He said his son was a strong, fit boy and it was a terrible shock to see him fighting for his life in hospital. |
| "My life stopped there and then and I think it flashed before me to see my son in such a poor condition," he said. | "My life stopped there and then and I think it flashed before me to see my son in such a poor condition," he said. |
| "Someone who was big, athletic, fit - one of the fittest lads I had ever, ever known. | "Someone who was big, athletic, fit - one of the fittest lads I had ever, ever known. |
| "It was about 1040 on that Tuesday morning and we were called back to his bedside where they were performing CPR for the last time and that's where we lost him. | "It was about 1040 on that Tuesday morning and we were called back to his bedside where they were performing CPR for the last time and that's where we lost him. |
| "They said sorry and there's nothing more we can do and then they switched the machine off and that was it." | "They said sorry and there's nothing more we can do and then they switched the machine off and that was it." |
| Mr Jones said he wanted to prevent other families from suffering a similar tragedy. | Mr Jones said he wanted to prevent other families from suffering a similar tragedy. |
| "I don't want this happening to any other family or any other children in the world not just in Britain, the world, it's got to be stopped," he said. | "I don't want this happening to any other family or any other children in the world not just in Britain, the world, it's got to be stopped," he said. |