Inquest continues into death of 13-year-old black boy allegedly pushed into Welsh river in summer 2019
A teenager has repeatedly denied that he deliberately pushed 13-year-old Christopher Kapessa to his death in a Welsh river, insisting that he accidentally “fell into” the boy as he stood on a ledge high above the deep, murky water.
The 19-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told Christopher’s inquest that he could not remember asking a friend: “Shall I push him?” and nor could he recall laughing after the boy, who was a weak swimmer, plunged into the river.
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