'This is not how it's supposed to be. No parent should have to bury a child'

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Midwives feared Lewis Hayman wouldn't survive when he was born at just 29 weeks.

He weighed a tiny 3lb 5oz, and midwives were so concerned they offered to arrange for a priest to visit him and his mum, Danielle.

Against the odds, Lewis grew into a 'cheeky little boy', but as a young man he fell into the wrong crowd .

Danielle says he was exploited by drug dealers who preyed on his vulnerabilities, before he was found dead earlier this year aged just 23.

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Months before he died, Lewis was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and autism, after years of his family having recognised certain signs in his behaviour.

With her voice breaking as she began to cry, Danielle told Lancs L