A coroner today ruled that a schoolboy had been dishonest in his evidence about the final moments of his best friend, who he allegedly discussed a 'suicide pact' with before the teenager jumped to his death in front of a train.
Richard Travers said the reasons Sam Connor, 14, leapt in front of a train following a suspected 'suicide pact' with his friend would never be known due to the 'absence of an honest account' from the teenager.
The coroner had twice asked the schoolboy, 15, to tell the inquest the content of Sam's final conversation with him but the witness insisted he could not remember.