Incident Report: Thomas Brown Dec 12, 2020

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On Saturday, 30 September 2000, four-year-old Thomas Brown of Hilton, Inverness, attended the Inverness Aquadome in Bught Park with his family, including his twin sister Shannon. The Inverness Aquadome ...

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Incident Reports: Linda Shields Dec 12, 2020

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Ms Linda Shields was a 34-year-old leisure attendant from Livingston in Scotland when in 2001, she performed an assisted lift-out during an NPLQ training course, which she alleged injured her back. She ...

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Incident Report: Komba Kpakiwa and Josephine Foday Nov 29, 2020

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On Saturday, 27 April 2013, Mr Komba Kpakiwa (31) and Ms Josephine Foday (22) took a romantic hotel break at the Down Hall Country Hotel, Hatfield Heath, Essex. Dating back to 1322, the Italianate mansi...

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Incident Report: Luke Hutton Nov 29, 2020

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On Saturday, 29 September 2007, Luke Hutton was seven years old when he and his single mum, Gail, met a family whilst on the bus who were going to the swimming pool (BBC News, 2007d). Gail had not intend...

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Incident Report: Daniel Bell-Chambers Nov 17, 2020

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On Tuesday, 5 July 2005, Daniel Bell-Chambers attended a swimming pool operated by The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. He had an epileptic seizure whilst using the swimming pool. Mr Nicholas Eps...

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Incident Report: RXDX Nov 08, 2020

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The case of RXDX v Northampton Borough Council and DXDX [2015] EWHC 1677 (QB) (Royal Courts of Justice, 18-21 May 2015) concerns the non-fatal drowning of a 6-year-old boy at the Danes Camp Leisure Centr...

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Incident Report: Adrian Miles Nov 07, 2020

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Adrian was Managing Director of Folex Limited, a company that produced and factored polyester-based film products. As a former army officer, he had served in the Royal Anglia Regiment (Irwin Mitchell, 20...

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Incident Report: Gameli Akuklu and William Kadama Nov 01, 2020

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Local boys Gameli Akuklu (14) and his friend William Kadama (15) visited the Peel Centre swimming pool on Tuesday, 30 July 2002, as part of a holiday activity club sponsored by Barnet Council. The two bo...

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Incident Report: Keenan Walsh Oct 30, 2020

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Keenan Walsh was four years old when, on Friday, 23 August 2013, he drowned in the 2.7-metre-deep end of the indoor swimming pool at Bicclescombe Grange at Ilfracombe in North Devon. Keenan was on holida...

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Incident Report: Adrian Pullman Oct 24, 2020

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Adrian Pullman was 11 years old when he drowned in shallow water after being unsupervised for less than five minutes. The accident occurred on Sunday, 10 August 2003, at council-approved respite centre L...

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