A teenage boy was electrocuted on a live railway line in a mystery death at a train station used by sightseers visiting Windsor Castle.

A coroner heard on Monday (November 11) that 19-year-old Oliver Holyoake was killed when hundreds of volts surged through his body when he touched the live rail at the Windsor and Eton Riverside Station in Berkshire.

Oliver's body had to be identified by a specialist in fingerprint technology.

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An inquest into the teenager's sudden death was opened and adjourned by the Assistant coroner for Berkshire, Hannah Godrey, sitting at the coroner's court in Reading.

The inquest opening was told that Oliver died from electrocution on May 12 this year. No details were given on whether the death was an accident or deliberate and the hearing was adjourned for further inquiries to be carried out by the British Transport Police.

Olicer had had no registered occupation due to his young age. He was identified by a British Transport Police fingerprint expert.

A post-mortem examination was conducted on his body, the coroner heard, stating the cause of death to be electrocution.

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The young man lived in Poulcott, near Wraysbury, Berks.

Speaking at the inquest opening, Ms Godfrey said that she was adjourning the hearing until a later date.

"This hearing stands adjourned for completion of further inquiries and will be resumed on a final hearing date to be confirmed."