Scouts admit they were 'at fault' for death of boy, 16, who fell 200ft from cliff
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe Scout Association has apologised and said it "accepts responsibility" for the death of a teenage boy who died after falling 200 feet off a cliff edge, an inquest has heard.
Ben Leonard, from Stockport, suffered a serious head injury when he fell from the Great Orme in Llandudno, North Wales. The 16-year-old was on a trip with the Reddish Explorer Scouts when the tragedy happened on August 26, 2018.
At an inquest into Ben's death at Manchester Civil Justice Centre today (Thursday), Jim Ageros KC - a lawyer representing The Scout Association - said the organisation "accepts it was at fault for Ben's death". Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...
just click here to give it a try. Issuing an apology to the teenager's family on behalf of the Scouts, he said: "The Scout Association accepts it was at fault for Ben's death and accepts responsibility for it and again wishes to apologise to you and your family for your tragic loss." The inquest had earlier heard how Ben, from Reddish, and two friends had become separated from the rest of their group and were unaccompanied by any of the three Scout leaders on the trip when he fell from the cliff edge.
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