Social media built narrative that Christopher Kapessa's death was racist killing, say police | Wales
Suggestions that 13-year-old was pushed into river by schoolmate led to online comparisons with Stephen Lawrence murder
Source: theguardian.com
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Suggestions that 13-year-old was pushed into river by schoolmate led to online comparisons with Stephen Lawrence murder
Inquest continues into death of 13-year-old black boy allegedly pushed into Welsh river in summer 2019
Christopher died after the incident in the River Cynon near Fernhill in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, on July 1 2019 in front of horrified friends.
The inquest into the death of Christopher Kapessa is being heard in Pontypridd.
The inquest into the death of Christopher Kapessa is being heard in Pontypridd.