An inspection of all multi-storey car parks in Liverpool city centre should be undertaken to establish potential risks after a teenager fell to his death two years ago, according to a city councillor.
In October 2020, Gabriel Santer, 15, died after falling from a multi-storey car park on Hanover Street. The Calderstones student, who was known to his friends and family as 'Gabe', was pronounced dead by a paramedic at the scene just half an hour later.
A motion has been submitted to Liverpool Council for debate next week, for a local authority inspection of multi storey sites across the city and support of a bill being brought by Maria Eagle MP calling for amendments to car park building regulations. The motion, submitted by Cllr Tom Cardwell, said council should note Gabriel’s “tragic and avoidable death” and express its condolences to the Santer family.
