Richmond: Aspiring footballer, 14, drowned after jumping into Thames and hurting neck, inquest finds

Tagg’s Island in Richmond

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A 14-year-old aspiring footballer tragically drowned after he jumped off a bridge into the River Thames during July’s heatwave and suffered a “traumatic neck injury", an inquest heard.

Brian Sasu, of Feltham, was with his friends at Tagg’s Island in Richmond on July 18 2022 when he jumped off a bridge and drowned - before his body was recovered the following day, an inquest has heard.