The mother of a drowned schoolboy has been given the go-ahead to apply for a judicial review after the Crown Prosecution Service refused to charge the boy who pushed her son into a river.
Christopher Kapessa, 13, died in July 2019 and the CPS ruled that it was not in the public interest to prosecute the 14-year-old boy who pushed him for manslaughter.
Mr Kapessa's mother Alina Joseph believes that if her son had been white the investigation into his death 'would have been very different', and her bid to apply for a judicial review was granted by the High Court today.
Stephen walked out on Charlotte and her mum Marie when she was two (Image: ITV)
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At the time, she said of his illness: "It's absolutely terrifying the idea of not having him around. I rely on him for so much, he's my buddy, my absolute best friend and has been for years."
But Charlotte made it very clear she wasn't interested in forging a relationship with her biological father after he reached out to try and make amends.
In 2008, Mr Reed made a heartfelt public plea begging his daughter for a reconciliation and even turned up at her home.
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A brave nurse who 'took her own life' after struggling to cope when she lost three limbs to sepsis has been laid to rest following a horse-drawn procession through her home town.
People lined the streets to say farewell to Jayne Carpenter, 53, ahead of her funeral today at St Tydfil's Old Parish Church in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
Jayne, who campaigned to highlight the dangers of sepsis, continued to dance and keep-fit using metal prosthetic legs that caused terrible pain and infections.
Her heartbroken husband Rob, 56, said she would have loved having four black horses for her funeral procession.
Jayne Carpenter (pictured), 53, who campaigned to highlight the dangers of sepsis, continued to dance and keep-fit using metal prosthetic legs that caused terrible pain and infections