Judge rejects bid to overturn inquest ruling after boy, 16, fell to his death on scout trip - Liverpool Echo
- Ben Leonard, 16, died after falling about 200 ft at Great Orme during a Scout trip on August 26, 2018, while unsupervised by Scout leaders who had lost track of him and his friends.
- A jury ruled that Ben was unlawfully killed due to neglect by the Scout Association and the senior Scout leaders on the trip.
- Mr. Justice Fordham upheld the inquest findings, stating that the coroner had directed the jury fairly, rejecting the appeal to review the verdict.
- Ben's mother, Jackie Leonard, expressed relief that the judicial review failed and emphasized the need to move forward while remembering her son.
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