A Coroner has repeated his warnings about the dangers of parents co-sleeping with their young babies after a seven-week-old boy died in the arms of his dozing mother.

Bradford Coroner Roger Whittaker has previously called for the Government to give better warning to parents about the dangers of sleeping with very young children, and yesterday reiterated his warnings at the inquest into the death of Brooklyn Cawley.

"This is a situation which should have and could be avoided," he said.

"Melanie and Bernard (Brooklyn's parents) need no reminding of that but if any good is come of Brooklyn's death, young parents need reminding of the dangers of both co-sleeping and in fact dropping off to sleep while feeding because it can have such tragic and far-reaching effects and cause deaths such as Brooklyn's."

The inquest was told that in April last year Brooklyn's mother, Melanie Renshaw, had been feeding her young son on the couch at the home they shared with Brooklyn's father Bernard Cawley, at Gondal Court, Canterbury, Bradford at about 4am.

After he had finished his feed the pair fell asleep but when Miss Renshaw woke about one hour later she realised that tragedy had struck.

She noticed that Brooklyn was not breathing and an ambulance was called, but despite attempted to resuscitate him he was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.

In a statement read to the hearing Miss Renshaw described how she was asleep on her side facing the couch with Brooklyn still in her arms facing her chest.

Consultant pathologist Dr Philip Batman

told the hearing that the cause of death was asphyxiation.

Mr Whittaker confirmed that there were no suspicious circumstance surrounding the death and said that Brooklyn was a well looked after and healthy child.

Recording a verdict of accidental death he added: "Brooklyn fell asleep and mum being tired followed by falling asleep herself.

"There are warnings put out that say that if you are tired or have been drinking you should not take children into bed or dangerous positions on the couch because of the dangers of falling asleep and tragically this is what happened here."