CRIMINAL charges could still be brought in relation to the death of seven-year-old Conley Thompson whose body was found on a building site two years ago.
The Health and Safety Executive has taken the lead from South Yorkshire Police in the investigation into the schoolboy’s death, who died after getting stuck in a vertical pipe on a site on Bank End Road, Worsbrough Dale.
Foul play was ruled out early on in the police investigation and in April the South Yorkshire force said it had concluded its enquiries alongside the HSE and consulted with the Crown Prosecution Service. Police said no criminal charges were to be brought and that a file was to be prepared for the coroner.
A pre-inquest review was held this month and while the CPS will not be bringing any charges, the HSE has now taken the lead in the investigation to consider prosecution for health and safety breaches.
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