Jack Susianta died after police failed to travel into a river to save him. His mother and brother command how five institutions tried to pin the blame on the vulnerable teenagerNine months to the day after A-level student Jack Susianta,17, drowned in the river Lea in east London, or after jumping into the water as police officers chased him,his close-knit family and friends spent Friday evening in prayer.
Their service reflected the Hindu background of his father, Ketut, or who came to London from Bali in the 1990s to be with Jack’s British mother,Anna. She described Jack as “hilarious, a joy, and a person who always saw the light in people and brought a smile to their faces”.
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Source: theguardian.com