How was this ever a good idea?
According to the Independent A popular young man fatally stabbed himself in the chest mistakenly believing the vest he wore was stab-proof, his inquest heard.
Jordan Easton was in the kitchen at one of his friends’ parents on 23 August last year – just five days after his 22nd birthday – when he turned a knife on himself to demonstrate the “stab-proof” nature of the abdominal protection he had on.
He suffered a chest stab wound, and was taken to the University Hospital of North Tees, in Stockton.
Teesside assistant coroner Karin Welsh said: ”Despite the best efforts of the medical professionals, they were unable to save him.”
Although his injuries were “self-inflicted”, there was no evidence Mr Easton intended to harm himself.
A police investigation was launched, but no further action was taken.
Detective Superintendent Ted Butcher, from…