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Evening Standard
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Callum Parke

Inquest into death of Jools Sweeney, 14, to be re-opened after High Court ruling

Ellen Roome with her 14-year-old son Jools Sweeney (Ellen Roome/PA) - (PA Media)

The inquest into the death of a 14-year-old boy after what his mother believes was an online challenge gone wrong is to be re-opened after the original conclusion was quashed at the High Court.

Jools Sweeney, from Gloucestershire, died in April 2022, but an inquest into his death in September that year lasted 23 minutes and called no live evidence before returning a narrative conclusion.

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