died after going into the river in Bury during a heatwave in June 2019. On Wednesday an inquest into her death heard evidence from the girl who was with her in the water in the moments before she drowned.For legal reasons she is referred to as Child One.The inquest was shown a recording of a police interview with Child One which took place on June 28 last year, the day after Shukri’s death.In it Child One described how she and Shukri, a Kenyan-born Somalian refugee who couldn't swim, entered the water together, initially holding hands.Child One said that as she floated in the water on her stomach Shukri grabbed hold of her legs.She said: "She was holding me, she was pulling my legs, I pushed her.
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