Coroner to deliver conclusion on death of boy, 13, who drowned in river
by Claire Hayhurst
Jan 22, 2024
4 minutes
A coroner is to deliver his conclusion at the inquest into the death of a 13-year-old boy who drowned in a river after allegedly being pushed in.
Assistant Coroner David Regan will give his findings on Monday morning about what happened to Christopher Kapessa following a two-week hearing at South Wales’ Coroners’ Court.
Christopher, described as “loving, caring, passionate and very protective” by his family, died after entering the River Cynon in Fernhill in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, on July 1 2019.
Witnesses told the inquest in that another boy, then aged 14, had
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