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'You're not going to do it you p***y': Popular teenager who died in canal tragedy may have been 'dared' to jump over a lock, inquest hears

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from Beswick, died after falling into the Ashton Canal in Droylsden in January.An inquest into his death has heard he had attempted to jump from one side of a lock to the other but slipped, hit his head on the wall and fell into the water.He later died in hospital despite 'truly heroic' efforts to save him from the emergency services.A coroner has now ruled it is likely he was 'dared' to do it as part of 'banter' amongst those he was with at the canalside.His family told the hearing the fact he had previously been bullied meant he "would have felt he had to do it."However the corner said there was no evidence he was forced or threatened in any way.Aspiring boxer Declan was with a group of five other youths who met up in Droylsden town.

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