A 16-year-old schoolboy hanged himself in a ‘ horrible mistake ’ as he experimented to see how Hollywood legend Robin Williams died , an inquest has heard . Temidayo Joseph died in his bedroom in August last year just hours after collecting his GCSE results . The talented footballer , known to his friends as Temi , was found hanged in his bedroom by his mother Kate Ibok . Temidayo Joseph , 16 , was found hanged in his bedroom by his mother hours after collecting his GCSE results . An inquest at Essex Coroner ’ s Court today heard that in the days leading up to the teenager ’ s death , the ‘ lively and popular ’ youngster had spoken with a cousin in Nigeria about the actor . The court heard no suicide note was found and a police report concluded that the youngster had no intention of killing himself . Essex Coroner Eleanor McGann said : ‘ There was a conversation which took place about big news in the media about the death of Robin Williams . ‘ Temi had said ‘ I don ’ t understand why somebody would do this to themself ’ .. ‘ It ’ s perfectly possible that he did not have any idea how easy it is to hang yourself by mistake. ’ She added : ‘ That would seem to fit with this happy little boy with an enquiring mind who has made a horrible mistake . An inquest at Essex Coroner ’ s Court today heard that in the days leading up to the teenager ’ s death , the ‘ lively and popular ’ youngster had spoken with a cousin in Nigeria about the death of actor Robin Williams ( pictured ) Detective Sergeant Tara Barnes told the inquest she had concluded her report into the death by saying : ‘ I had no information that his intention was to kill himself. ’ Tragically , a fellow student at his school - The Ockendon Academy in Thurrock , Essex – was found dead in South Ockenden just two weeks ago . An inquest into the death of Toni Connell , which was opened and adjourned today , heard that the 15-year-old was also found hanged . Her mother Amanda Connell , 46 , has blamed exam pressure for the death of her daughter . She said last week : ‘ I have lost a big part of my life and I put it down to the school putting so much stress on my daughter. ’ But the coroner today ruled out the same reason as the cause of Temi ’ s death . Although he had gained just three C grades , the inquest heard that academy staff had taken steps to warn Temi , who dreamed about becoming a professional footballer , about what kind of grades he would be getting . Essex Coroner Eleanor McGann recorded a verdict of accidental death and said the teenager had 'everything to live for ' . Pictured , Temi as a child ( left ) and with his mother Kate Ibok ( right ) His family said he had been looking forward to enrolling at college . Recording a verdict of accidental death , Mrs McGann said : ‘ It is very easy to jump to the conclusion someone has got their GCSE results and think he has hanged himself . ‘ That conclusion , in this case , would be wrong . ‘ He got the results he expected to get - he knew what pathway he would follow. ’ She added : ‘ There was no evidence at all that Temi wanted to kill himself - quite the contrary this was a young man with everything to live for . Temidayo 's father Vincent Joseph ( pictured today ) said his son was a 'lovely young man ' ‘ He had a loving and sound extended family , lots of support and was very popular at school , not just with pupils but teachers as well . ‘ Why on earth would he intend to kill himself ? ‘ I am not satisfied , so that I am sure , that he intended to kill himself that day and therefore I am not returning a verdict of suicide . She added that although he had discussed the death of Robin Williams , ‘ there is nothing to show he intended to die ’ . She concluded it was a ‘ tragic accident of a young boy simply trying to work out how something has been done and it went horribly wrong. ’ After the verdict , Temi ’ s devastated father Vincent , 54 , from Waterloo in London , wept as he described his ‘ talented son ’ . He said : ‘ I did not know about the link to Robin Williams before we went into the inquest . ‘ Temidayo was a lovely young man and a great character . ‘ He did not intend to kill himself - he was a very talented boy and lived for his football - that ’ s all he wanted to do . ‘ I was so happy when I stood by him to hear him call me father . I have lost a good friend. ’ Temi ’ s mother , who was not present at today ’ s inquest , has temporarily moved back to Nigeria with his 12-year-old sister , Christiana , 12 , to cope with her grief . For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 , visit a local Samaritans branch or see www.samaritans.org .
Talented footballer was found hanged in his bedroom by his mother . Essex Coroner ’ s Court heard youngster had discussed actor 's death . Coroner Eleanor McGann recorded a verdict of accidental death . She concluded it was a ‘ tragic accident of a young boy simply trying to work out how something has been done and it went horribly wrong ’