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4 days ago · A bid to overturn the verdict that Ben Leonard,16, was unlawfully killed on a Scout trip is rejected.

Feb 22, 2024 · Ben Leonard, 16, was among a group visiting Llandudno's Great Orme when he fell 200ft (60m) from cliffs. An inquest jury found a leader and his assistant responsible for …

3 days ago · Ben Leonard, 16, died on August 26, 2018, after he suffered a serious head injury while on a trip with the Reddish Explorer Scouts from Stockport.

3 days ago · A senior judge has rejected an attempt to overturn an inquest verdict of unlawful killing on a teenager who died while on a Scout trip in North Wales. Ben Leonard, 16, suffered a serious head ...

Feb 22, 2024 · Ben Leonard suffered a serious head injury when he lost his footing on a cliff edge and fell about 200 feet (60 meters) during a hiking trip with a group of Scouts in Llandudno, north Wales, in August 2018.

Dec 17, 2024 · Ben Leonard, from Stockport, Manchester, was among a group visiting Llandudno's Great Orme when he fell 200ft (60m) from a cliff while hiking. A jury found a leader and his assistant responsible...

Jan 23, 2024 · Two boys spoke about how they tried to persuade a fellow scout not to follow a dangerous mountain path before he fell to his death, an inquest has heard. Ben Leonard, 16, …

Mar 27, 2024 · An inquest jury found a leader and his assistant responsible for Ben's unlawful killing and neglect by the Scout Association contributed.

3 days ago · Ben Leonard fell 200ft to his death at the Great Orme, in Llandudno, during a trip in 2018. Judges have rejected a bid by scout leaders to review an inquest finding he was unlawfully killed