On Thursday 22nd October, a theme park will finally be prosecuted for allegedly breaching health and safety regulations.
Drayton Manor Theme Park will face a charge under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act following the death of 11-year-old Evha Jannath who died in 2017 after falling from the park's Splash Canyon water ride. Evha was playing a game with friends to see who could get the wettest when she was 'propelled' 12ft head-first into water on the Splash Canyon ride.
In October 2019, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) had announced an intention to bring charges against the park. An inquest later declared her death had been 'accidental'. But the HSE confirmed that it is to prosecute the business even as no date has been set for any hearing.
Evha's family, living in the Belgrave area of Leicester, has reportedly welcomed the decision. Her brother Mohammed, in a statement to The Mirror said, “We would like to thank the police, our solicitors, and the community for their help. We have lost our darling Evha forever. Nothing will bring her back.”
