A two-year-old boy drowned in a canal as his family were in the process of moving to a new home to minimise the risk of drowning.
Jayce Olutola was found floating face down by a police officer after he went missing from his home on August 11, 2024.
The officer tried to revive him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Jayce lived with his parents on nearby Hendon Avenue, but they were about to move house due to safety concerns over living so near to the waterway.
His mum had left the house at around 5pm to move items into their new property, but left the garage door open.
Around half an hour later, emergency services were called after his great-aunt realised the toddler was nowhere to be found indoors.
The inquest heard he probably escaped through the garage and his lifeless body was recovered from the Wolverhampton and Birmingham Canal at around 6pm.
