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Snow girl's father was at bedside | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
The father of a teenager who suffered fatal injuries in a sledging accident in south Yorkshire was at her bedside when she died, an inquest has heard. | |
Francesca Anobile, 16, of Mosborough, Sheffield, was with four friends when their sledge careered through a fence at Rother Valley Country Park. | Francesca Anobile, 16, of Mosborough, Sheffield, was with four friends when their sledge careered through a fence at Rother Valley Country Park. |
Donato Anobile said he was with his daughter when she died at Sheffield's Northern General Hospital. | |
An inquest into her death has been opened and adjourned. | |
The coroner heard the investigation was examining a range of factors, including the fencing at the park. | The coroner heard the investigation was examining a range of factors, including the fencing at the park. |
Francesca's parents sat together in a room at Rotherham Police Station during the five-minute hearing. | |
The teenager's parents said she was set for an "outstanding" career | The teenager's parents said she was set for an "outstanding" career |
Det Con Alan Marshall, of Rotherham Police, told the hearing that a Health and Safety Executive-led investigation was still under way and should be completed within two months. | Det Con Alan Marshall, of Rotherham Police, told the hearing that a Health and Safety Executive-led investigation was still under way and should be completed within two months. |
Mr Marshall said the investigation was also looking at the gradient of the slope. | Mr Marshall said the investigation was also looking at the gradient of the slope. |
Coroner Nicola Mundy adjourned the inquest to a date to be fixed and released Francesca's body so a funeral service could take place. | Coroner Nicola Mundy adjourned the inquest to a date to be fixed and released Francesca's body so a funeral service could take place. |
She said a post-mortem examination had taken place but she did not give the preliminary cause of death in court. | She said a post-mortem examination had taken place but she did not give the preliminary cause of death in court. |