Inquest opens into death of teenager whose body was recovered from river in York
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Coroner Jon Heath opened the inquest into the death of Leah Bedford, 16, of Acomb, whose body was found in the River Ouse near Terry Avenue on Thursday, September 28.
He said the cause of death was unascertained (not found) and adjourned the hearing to a later date.
The inquest heard that Leah was last seen near Lendal Bridge in the early hours of Sunday, September 20, and was reported missing to police later that day.
Leah’s aunties Jane Reynolds and Mandy Shepherdson previously paid tribute to their niece.
They described her as a “bright, bubbly girl” with lots of friends who was “loved by so many”.
Jane started a Change.org petition to install CCTV cameras along riverbanks after Leah’s death. The petition is named ‘Make it law to install CCTV all the way down the river banks’ and can be found on the Change.org website here.
Leah’s funeral will be held on Friday, October 27, at 12pm at York Crematorium, off Bishopthorpe Road.
Before the ceremony there will be a horse and carriage parade to Ridgeway in Acomb.
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