Inquest hears details of young boy's death in Suffolk pond
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An inquest has begun into the death of a three-year-old boy who was found in a pond in Suffolk.
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- Noah Woods went missing from a playground in Brantham and was later found dead in a nearby pond.
- A large-scale search involving 1,300 people preceded the discovery of his body by police divers.
- The boy was non-verbal and undergoing an assessment for autism at the time of the incident.
- Authorities do not consider the death to be suspicious.
- An inquest has been opened and adjourned for further investigation.
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- Outcome of the ongoing inquest investigation
- Official postmortem results
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Charlie Peck
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“Noah was a happy, cheeky, playful three-year-old boy who loved to laugh, loved to giggle and who brought joy wherever he went. He was part of a loving and caring family, living with his mummy, daddy and his little baby brother. He was at the centre of our world.”
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…and friends and all those affected by Noah’s death.” Meanwhile, Noah’s family has issued a statement. They urged people to remember him as "the happy little boy that he was." They said, as quoted by The Guardian: " Noah was a happy, cheeky, playful three-year-old boy who loved to laugh, loved to giggle and who brought joy wherever he went. He was part of a loving and caring family, living with his mummy, daddy and his little baby brother. He was at the centre of our world. " They added: "Noah was being assessed for autism, although he had not received a diagnosis. He also had mild hearing loss and was speech delayed. Despite the challenges he faced, he was learning every day. He was…
“Noah was being assessed for autism, although he had not received a diagnosis. He also had mild hearing loss and was speech delayed. Despite the challenges he faced, he was learning every day. He was saying new words all the time and had only just started finding and using his little voice.”
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…to laugh, loved to giggle and who brought joy wherever he went. He was part of a loving and caring family, living with his mummy, daddy and his little baby brother. He was at the centre of our world." They added: " Noah was being assessed for autism, although he had not received a diagnosis. He also had mild hearing loss and was speech delayed. Despite the challenges he faced, he was learning every day. He was saying new words all the time and had only just started finding and using his little voice. " His father, Rhys Woods, called him the "sweetest and most innocent little boy, with nothing but love to give" in a Facebook post. Sneha Biswas specialises in covering entertainment and pop culture, with a…
Matthew Connick
DCI
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“left through a gap in the fence leading to the memorial garden where he left through an open gate.”
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…Connick said Noah was being looked after by relatives as part of a normal routine. CCTV footage showed him playing at 2:13 pm. His last sighting was at 2:37pm. According to the Guardian, Connick explained that Noah " left through a gap in the fence leading to the memorial garden where he left through an open gate. " It is believed that he ran toward Decoy Pond while his relative followed, trying to keep up and even shouting after him. However, Noah disappeared from view after about 200 metres, prompting his search. Police diver…
Rhys Woods
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“sweetest and most innocent little boy, with nothing but love to give”
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…speech delayed. Despite the challenges he faced, he was learning every day. He was saying new words all the time and had only just started finding and using his little voice." His father, Rhys Woods, called him the " sweetest and most innocent little boy, with nothing but love to give " in a Facebook post. Sneha Biswas specialises in covering entertainment and pop culture, with a specialisation on Bollywood, Hollywood, OTT platforms, K-pop, K-dramas, and major developments in the US entertainment…
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NamedUnited Kingdom · Brantham · Ipswich Hospital · Charlie Peck · Jyoti Gill · Matthew Connick · Metropolitan Police · Noah Woods · Rhys Woods · Suffolk Police · The Guardian
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