Bonnes inquest continues

The inquest into the death four years ago of 15-year-old Londonderry schoolboy, Kyle Bonnes, continues today in Magherafelt Courthouse.
By Olga Bradshaw
Published 29th Apr 2014, 10:00 BST
Alan Lewis - Photopress Belfast 8-4-2010 Fifteen year old Kyle Bonnes who drowned in the River Faughan at Drumahoe, County Londonderry, last night when he was running away from police. The river would have normally been fordable at this point, however last night it was fast flowing and in spate following heavy rainfall and snow-melt in the area.Alan Lewis - Photopress Belfast 8-4-2010 Fifteen year old Kyle Bonnes who drowned in the River Faughan at Drumahoe, County Londonderry, last night when he was running away from police. The river would have normally been fordable at this point, however last night it was fast flowing and in spate following heavy rainfall and snow-melt in the area.
Alan Lewis - Photopress Belfast 8-4-2010 Fifteen year old Kyle Bonnes who drowned in the River Faughan at Drumahoe, County Londonderry, last night when he was running away from police. The river would have normally been fordable at this point, however last night it was fast flowing and in spate following heavy rainfall and snow-melt in the area.

It is expected to be another day of distressing evidence, as the inquest is expected to hear from two PSNI witnesses.

Yesterday the inquest heard from some of the young people who were with Kyle on April 7 four years ago and witnessed him entering the river as he fled from the PSNI across a playing field and jumped into the Faughan River.

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Among the witnesses were David King, Simon McCandless, Robert Brolly, Craig Smyth, Stephen Twells and Mark Sergeant. Mr Sergeant went into the river to try and help the teenage boy who had got into difficulty, and subsequently drowned.

The witnesses who are due to give evidence today are PSNI Constables Olphert and Rainey.

At hearing.

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