ACCIDENT: Shukri Abdi
THE family of a young girl, who drowned in the River Irwell in Bury while out playing with friends, have confirmed they are suing Greater Manchester Police, claiming institutional racism.
12-year-old Shukri Abdi died in June 2019 after the girl she was swimming with, referred to as Child One, lost contact with her.
A coroner at Rochdale Coroner’s Court ruled that the other child knew that she could not swim and took her into deep water, and that a duty of care existed which was breached.
But Joanne Kearsley, senior coroner for Manchester North, concluded that there was no evidence that Child One had any intention to kill Shukri.