
Jordan told the ECHO: "He went back to the hospital and doctors said he would have to go into an induced coma. His death has devastated those who knew him best and Jordan said that life would never be the same without him.

His cause of death has not yet been confirmed and it is not known whether he was suffering with a sinus infection or whether his symptoms were being caused by the bleed on his brain.įriend of the family, Jordan Parker, said Harvey was a gentle and intelligent person with a 'bright future ahead of him'. Harvey moved from Bristol to study at the University of Liverpool last year, reports the Liverpool Echo. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Sadly Harvey went on to suffer a stroke and his family had to make the heartbreaking decision to turn off his life support on June 28. In a bid to tackle the bleed and alleviate pressure on the teenager's brain, he was told he would need to be put in an induced coma. Harvey was given an MRI scan then told he had a bleed on his brain. He is understood to have been taking antibiotics for a sinus infection but when his symptoms continued to worsen, he returned days later on June 13.

Tributes are being paid to Harvey Edwards, described by his devastated friends as 'just one of the most genuine people around'.įeeling unwell, the teenager first went to hospital on June 6. A 'fit and healthy' university student and model died aged 19 after going to A&E with what he believed was a worsening sinus infection.
