Police wrongly told parents their teenage son had died in crash days before Christmas when he was actually alive in hospital... leaving family grieving for THREE weeks before being told the truth

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Police wrongly told parents their teenage son had died in crash days before Christmas when he was actually alive in hospital... leaving family grieving for THREE weeks before being told the truth

Tuesday 6th January 2026, 7:23PM

The staggering blunder meant the family of one boy, 18-year-old Joshua Johnson, spent Christmas believing he was under sedation in hospital, only to be told he in fact passed away in the tragic smash.

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