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Jordan Pugh, now 19, 'deliberately' pushed Christopher Kapressa, into the River Cynon in South Wales in 2019 a coroner's court heard.

Christopher Kapessa had been playing near a river in the summer of 2019 when he was deliberately pushed into the water by Jayden Pugh in what the coroner said was a 'misplaced sense of fun'

Assistant coroner David Regan found the 13-year-old had been deliberately pushed into the water "in a misplaced sense of fun, namely as a prank".

Christopher Kapessa was pushed into the the River Cynon, near Fernhill, Wales, in July 2019 as a prank by a friend and, as he was not a strong swimmer, fell under the water and later died

Coroner in Pontypridd says there is no evidence that child who pushed 13-year-old black boy into river intended to cause his death

In 2020, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided not to charge the boy in connection with Christopher’s death.

A 13-year-old boy died after he was deliberately pushed into a river, a coroner has said.

Exclusive: Inquest finds Christopher, 13, died after being pushed into Welsh river by 14-year-old Jayden Pugh – yet CPS chose not to prosecute

Coroner says older boy had ‘no intention to harm’ keen footballer, 13, at River Cynon in south Wales

A 13-year-old boy who drowned in a river was deliberately pushed in as a “dangerous prank”, a coroner has ruled.