When 13-year-old Christopher Kapessa was thrown into a river, the police thought it all started as a joke.
But soon it turned into a real nightmare when his life couldn’t be saved anymore, reports the Daily Mail.
Christopher Kapessa was with a group of teenagers at the River Cynon in South Wales in 2019 when one of the boys would ask the others if he was going to push him.
According to the police, it all started as a joke and Christopher flew into the water.
But the 13-year-old was not yet fully skilled in swimming, and it didn’t take long before it all became serious.
The other teens reportedly saw Christopher sink below the surface, and soon some of them jumped in to try to save him.
Unfortunately, it was too late, and the 13-year-old died from drowning.
Police believe it was a dangerous prank
In a new investigation, Christopher’s mother, Alina Joseph, has now accused the police of not doing their job well enough.
She believes that the family faced racism and that they did not take that into account when assessing the case.
On their part, the police, social services, and investigators believe that racism had nothing to do with the incident.
The family’s great sorrow
However, the family has a different view of what was truly behind Christopher’s death.
Rest in peace. All our thoughts go out to the family.
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