Overview

• Professor Catherine Mason decided during a pre-inquest review that a jury will hear evidence on the circumstances of Xielo Maruziva’s death
• The five-day hearing is expected to examine both the events leading to his fall and the effectiveness of subsequent investigations
• Leicester City Council, the Health and Safety Executive and Xielo’s family will take part in the inquest as interested persons
• Witnesses set to testify include a police officer, an HSE inspector, a pathologist and members of the boy’s family
• Xielo fell into the River Soar at Aylestone Meadows on February 18, 2024, and his body was recovered nearly four months later after an extensive multi-agency search