A court has heard that four boys who fell through an icy lake in Solihull drowned in a “terrible accident” while engaging in innocent activities. Jack Johnson, 10, Thomas Stewart, 11, Finlay Butler, eight, and Samuel Butler, six, tragically lost their lives after falling into Babbs Mill Lake on 11 December of the previous year.
During the inquest, the coroner concluded that the boys had drowned in what was a devastating accident. The court heard that Jack, who was part of a group of children playing in the park near the lake, had decided to go to the water to skim stones. Meanwhile, Thomas, Finlay, and Samuel, who were cousins and unrelated to Jack, had gone to the lake to feed the ducks.
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