Christopher Kapessa death: mother tells inquest family faced racism after move to Wales

Christopher’s family claim that if he had not been black the CPS would have taken the case more seriously. Photograph: Family handout/PA

The mother of a boy who died after allegedly being pushed into a river in Wales has told his inquest her family was the victim of a string of racist attacks in the years beforehand and claimed the police failed to protect them.

Christopher Kapessa, 13, an unconfident swimmer, died after plunging about 2.5 metres (8ft) from a ledge at a bridge over the River Cynon in the town of Ferndale, south Wales, in summer 2019.