Girl at Drayton Manor theme park died from chest injuries
Written by News on 18/05/2017
The 11-year-old girl who died after falling from a ride at a Staffordshire theme park suffered fatal chest injuries, a coroner has said.
Evha Jannath fell into the water from the Splash Canyon river rapids ride at Drayton Manor park in Tamworth on Tuesday 9 May.
The South Staffordshire Coroner’s office released the results of a post-mortem examination into the cause of the Leicester youngster’s death, saying it was "blunt force chest trauma".
An inquest into her death is scheduled to open next Tuesday with the full hearing provisionally listed for 6 November.
Staffordshire Police said: "The preliminary cause of death has been identified by HM Coroner as chest injuries, however investigations continue.
"The investigation into Evha’s death remains a joint investigation between Staffordshire Police and the Health and Safety Executive."
Evha died at Birmingham Children’s Hospital after being rescued from the water by theme park staff.
She was one of a party of children on a school trip from Leicester’s Jameah Girls Academy.
On Tuesday, around 600 mourners attended her funeral at a Muslim prayer hall at Leicester’s Saffron Hill Cemetery.
The Jameah Girls Academy head, Erfana Bora, said Evha’s mother asked that her daughter’s name stays on the school register.
She said at the funeral: "It is overwhelming to see so many people here today, praying for Evha and showing support for her family.
"As a school, we have been touched by the enormity of support that we have received from the community of Leicester, as well as nationally and globally.
"We would like to also thank fellow schools in Leicester and Leicester City Council for providing practical help, including counselling for our pupils and staff."
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