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Scout Association referred to police over boy's death on 2018 trip

Ben Leonard, 16, died after falling off a cliff during a Scout trip to North Wales. The Scout Association publicly apologized and accepted responsibility.
The inquest revealed neglect by the Scout Association, lack of a risk assessment, and unsupervised activities that led to Ben's death.
The scout leader failed to warn about dangers and lacked proper training, highlighting organizational failures that contributed to the tragic incident.

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The Times

The Scouts referred to police over ‘unlawful killing’ of 16-year-old

A coroner has ruled that the organisation contributed to the death of Ben Leonard on a trip in North Wales in 2018

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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A UK jury found that a boy who fell during a Scout outing was unlawfully killed

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A coroner has referred the Scout Association to U.K. police for investigation after a jury found that a 16-year-old boy who died on a Scout trip in 2018 was unlawfully killed. Ben Leonard suffered a serious head injury when he lost his footing on a cliff edge and fell about 200 feet during a hiking trip with a group of Scouts in Llandudno in north Wales in August 2018. A jury heard during a two-month …

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

A UK jury found that a boy who fell during a Scout outing was unlawfully killed

A coroner has referred the Scout Association to U.K. police for investigation after a jury found that a 16-year-old boy who died on a Scout trip in 2018 was unlawfully killed

1 year ago·United States

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BBC News

Ben Leonard: Scouts referred to police after teen unlawfully killed

A jury finds Ben Leonard was unlawfully killed when he fell 200ft from cliffs on a scout trip.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Manchester Evening News

Teenager who plunged to death on Scout trip was unlawfully killed, inquest jury rules

The Scout Association also contributed to the death of Ben Leonard because of neglect, the jury found

1 year ago·Manchester, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Scout Association referred to police over boy's death on 2018 trip

The Sout Association and one of its employees have been referred to police by a coroner for investigation for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice following an inquest into the death of a 16-year-old boy.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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