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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Helen Pidd North of England editor and agencies

British teachers found not guilty over death of girl, 12, on French school trip

Jessica Lawson
Jessica Lawson’s family described her as ‘the most beautiful and outgoing girl’. Photograph: Family Handout/PA

Three British teachers have been found not guilty of the equivalent of manslaughter by gross negligence after the death of a “beautiful and outgoing” 12-year-old pupil on a French school trip.

Jessica Lawson, from Wolfreton school in Willerby, near Hull, died when a pontoon capsized in a lake near Limoges in south-west central France. She was the youngest student on the trip in July 2015.

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