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11/07/2014
Polar Bear Death Inquest Verdict Delayed Until Next Week
The verdict in an inquest into the death of 17-year-old boy mauled by a polar bear is to be delayed by a week.
Horatio Chapple, from Salisbury, died after being attacked by the bear while on an adventure holiday with the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES) in August 2011.
Four others in the group were seriously injured in the attack. The polar bear was shot dead by one of the group leaders.
A five-day hearing concluded today, but Wiltshire and Swindon's assistant coroner has adjourned the inquest and will deliver his verdict next Friday.
(MH/JP)
Horatio Chapple, from Salisbury, died after being attacked by the bear while on an adventure holiday with the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES) in August 2011.
Four others in the group were seriously injured in the attack. The polar bear was shot dead by one of the group leaders.
A five-day hearing concluded today, but Wiltshire and Swindon's assistant coroner has adjourned the inquest and will deliver his verdict next Friday.
(MH/JP)
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