Hayden Panettiere’s mother brands account of star’s final hours ‘full of holes’

Hayden Panettiere’s mother has questioned the account of her daughter’s final hours as investigators continue trying to establish what caused the Heroes and Nashville actor’s death at 36.

Lesley Vogel, 70, said she has doubts about the timeline surrounding Hayden’s death on August 16 at a residence in Greenville, South Carolina.

Hayden’s on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson, 37, and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the property when she was found unresponsive, according to a police report.

Authorities have said there were no signs of trauma or foul play, and an official cause and manner of death have not yet been determined.

According to Lesley’s account to the Daily Mail, Brian told police he left the property at about 10.30am while Hayden was doing her makeup, later returned and went to sleep.

She said: “I don’t know how you can take a nap near someone who’s dying and not realize something’s wrong. When the EMTs came it was for a cardiac arrest. People in cardiac arrest aren’t just lying still. They make noise.”

Lesley also claimed she believes Brian “knew she was deceased” and “called his brother and… built this story”.

No evidence establishing that allegation has been made public, and police have not accused Brian or Zach of involvement in Hayden’s death.

The Greenville police report confirms that Brian and Zach were present and involved in the emergency response.

An officer arriving at the property saw firefighters and emergency medical personnel performing CPR on Hayden.

The officer reported there appeared to be no obvious physical reason for her to be unresponsive.

He said: “I knocked loudly which apparently woke Brian up from a nap they were both taking on the pull out couch bed in the living room. When we went in and tried to wake Hayden up for lunch, we realised she was unconscious.

“I immediately called 911 and Brian gave her Narcan. We then jointly performed CPR while 911 was on speaker until Fire and EMS arrived. At that point, we watched as they tried every measure possible to save her life.”

Lesley questioned that account, including the presence of Narcan at the property.