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Drayton Manor to be prosecuted over Evha Jannath's death | Drayton Manor to be prosecuted over Evha Jannath's death |
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The operator of a theme park where an 11-year-old girl died after falling from a ride is to be prosecuted under health and safety laws. | The operator of a theme park where an 11-year-old girl died after falling from a ride is to be prosecuted under health and safety laws. |
Evha Jannath, 11, from Leicester, was on a school trip when she fell from the Splash Canyon ride at Drayton Manor on 9 May 2017 and died of chest injuries. | Evha Jannath, 11, from Leicester, was on a school trip when she fell from the Splash Canyon ride at Drayton Manor on 9 May 2017 and died of chest injuries. |
Staffordshire-based Drayton Manor Park Ltd will face a charge under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act. | |
The ride has remained closed at the theme park in Tamworth since her death. | |
An inquest will take place before the criminal proceedings begin, the Health and Safety Executive said. | |
In March, police said Evha's death did not meet the threshold for gross negligence or corporate manslaughter. | |
Evha, who was one of a party of children on a school trip to the park from Jameah Girls Academy, died at Birmingham Children's Hospital after being rescued from the water by theme park staff. |