"TODAY is my son's birthday, he was a wonderful, wonderful young man that this should not have happened to."

These were the words of a grieving mother as the family of George Cheese spent what would have been his 19th birthday at the preliminary hearing of an inquest into the Woodley teenager's death.

Pury and Keith Cheese, whose son George was found dead in woodland in Kingfisher Drive, Woodley on April 9 this year, told coroner Peter Bedford they believed the way he was treated at work contributed to his death. At the time, he was working at Reading Audi in Rose Kiln Lane.

The court in Reading Town Hall heard that George, 18, was suffering with mental health problems, and was under the care of mental health services Talking Therapies and the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team.

Mr Cheese told the coroner's court that George had told him he couldn't go back to his workplace.

He said: "On the day he died he sat at the end of his bed in tears saying he needs to find another job."

He added that the family were concerned that his medication had been changed - the dosage had been increased in a short period of time.

He added: "To sit here and say he would be here if these things didn't happen is a step too far but they should not be overlooked."

Mr Bedford said he would make contact with George's GP and his employers, and ask them to give evidence at the full inquest, which will be held at a later date.

Mr Bedford told the family: "This is the first step along a little bit of a journey, I will liaise with his GP surgery and I will liaise with the two managers at Audi."

The family confirmed that they would not be seeking legal representation.