A baby died suddenly at just a month old even though "everything was done correctly" to care for him, a coroner has heard.

Hashir Afnan Qureshi was rushed to Royal Bolton Hospital after being found unresponsive by his parents where, despite the efforts of his family, paramedics and staff, he died on November 25 last year.

An inquest into his death heard how the infant was well-loved and looked after, with all the right steps taken to ensure he was healthy.

Dr Melanie Newbold said: “Absolutely everything was done correctly, he was fed correctly, he was given fluids correctly but unfortunately he died very suddenly.”

She added: “The most common thing we find in infants who have died suddenly and unexpectedly is that there are no positive findings.”

Dr Newbold stated there were no signs of external injuries or trauma, nor any signs of drugs, alcohol or carbon monoxide in his system.

She continued: “Obviously Hashir had all the factors that reduce risk.

“He had everything that a baby ought to have to minimise all the risks, but that does not mean that there is no risk.”

The inquest heard how the baby had been born by caesarean section at Royal Bolton Hospital and had been kept there for a short time afterwards due to concerns about infections.

But witnesses, including Dr Lucy Hoskyms and Iman Lowe-Lennon, confirmed that aside from that, medical professionals had not been concerned about Hashir's health, though he was still "a small boy for his age".

His father, Afman Tauseef, explained Hashir had slept separately from his parents just as doctors advise, that he was not near a radiator and that he was not too warm at the time.

Police Coroners Officer Julieann Hyde confirmed there had been no concerns about the baby boy’s treatment and that, after carrying out enquiries, police were satisfied that there were no suspicious circumstances and that there were no concerns about third-party involvement.

Coroner Stephen Teasdale ruled that baby Hashir had tragically died of "natural unascertained causes".