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A coroner has concluded that the drowning death of a 12-year-old schoolgirl was an accident.
The body of Shukri Abdi, who first arrived in the UK in January 2017, was found in the River Irwell in Bury, Greater Manchester on June 27, 2019. A group of children were with her in the river before her death.
The children related to the case can only be named Child One, Child Two, Child Three, Child Four and Child Five.
Lawyers for the family argued that North Manchester Chief Coroner Joanne Kearsley should consider finding an unlawful homicide based on the actions of one of the children.
However, the coroner rejected it. “There is absolutely no evidence in court that Child One intended to kill Shukri,” he said. He said Child One had breached a duty of care and made a serious error in judgment.
In a 37-page ruling, the coroner said that, considering the odds, Shukri’s death was accidental. She said that the boy with whom Shukri entered the water knew that Shukri could not swim. In a deeper water area, that boy started swimming underwater and Shukri panicked, the other boy struggled to swim and probably pushed Shukri, at which point Shukri plunged into the water.
The coroner said he planned to write to the Greater Manchester Chief of Police recommending a eulogy for two of the children, Boy Three and Boy Four, who tried to save Shukri’s life.
