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Noah Woods, three, died after leaving playground through gap in fence, inquest told

Boy became separated from a relative in Suffolk and went in the direction of a pond where he was later found dead A three-year-old boy who was found dead in a pond after going missing from a playground had left the play area “through a gap in the fence”, an inquest heard. Noah Woods became separated from a relative after visiting the playground in Merriam Close, Brantham, on the afternoon of 15 September, Suffolk po…

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An inquest is told the three-year-old's body was found among submerged tree roots.

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Death of Noah Woods in Brantham

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An inquest has heard that three-year-old Noah Woods, who went missing from a playground in Merriam Close, Brantham, on 15 September and was later found dead in a pond, left the play area through a gap in a fence after becoming separated from a relative.

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An inquest has been opened into Noah Woods's death, hearing that he left the playground through a gap in a fence and his body was found among submerged tree roots.

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Noah Woods left playground through gap in fence, inquest hears

An inquest is told the three-year-old's body was found among submerged tree roots.

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Noah Woods, three, died after leaving playground through gap in fence, inquest told

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Noah Woods got out of play area through 'gap in the fence', inquest hears

Three-year-old Noah Woods, who was found dead following a huge search in Suffolk, had got out of a play area "through a gap in the fence", an inquest has heard.

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