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To: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer & Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood

CALL FOR AN INVESTIGATION AND INDEPENDENT PANEL INQUIRY INTO THE DEATH OF 7 YEAR OLD ZANE

Potential Risk Arising From Toxic Gas In Landfills

We are calling for a truthful public debate and investigation into the tragic death of 7 year old Zane Gbangbola, who died when hydrogen cyanide was found in his home as floodwater rose beneath.

Why is this important?

Zane died in his home on 8 February 2014, a day after his home in Chertsey was hit by severe floods. His parents Nicole and Kye were hospitalised in a critical condition.

Evidence suggests the cause of Zane’s death was hydrogen cyanide, a toxic gas that can lurk in unregulated landfill - like the one by their house - released from the ground by mixing with floodwater. But it took Public Health England 14 weeks to confirm to the family that hydrogen cyanide was indeed found in their flooded house. And despite this the pathologist was never told to test Zane’s blood for hydrogen cyanide.

Nicole and Kye are bereaved parents who deserve to know what really happened to their son. They have been left ‘broken’ by the death of their son and frustrated by the lack of answers.

Zane's father Kye, who was left paralysed from the same incident and whose diagnosis is paraplegia due to Hydrogen Cyanide poisoning, says:

“We really want to push and find answers because it is wrong that these risks can occur. Ideally this is something we would like to be able to highlight nationally. This deadly gas has come from somewhere, the authorities need to admit its presence, investigate its source and act to prevent more deaths and illness. 

We miss Zane every second of the day and all those who spent time with Zane commented that Zane was a truly remarkable boy. We would not want anyone else to experience this pain and burden of a living hell”.

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2016-02-21 01:09:26 +0000

URGENT UPDATE: Zane's parents now face having to represent themselves at the coroner's inquest. Meanwhile, the Environment Agency, Spelthorne Borough Council and the local NHS trust have all hired QC's and barristers at a cost of hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money to fight the case and the mountain of evidence which proves hydrogen cyanide killed Zane.

How are the grieving parents supposed to argue against 160 years of legal experience between them?
Imagine having to question the pathologist that carried out your precious child's postmortem.

read the full article here >> http://dailym.ai/1oBOSKI

2016-02-10 17:14:17 +0000

Dear Friends, A moment of reflection to commemorate 2 years since Zane was tragically killed. Crowds gathered outside the family home for an emotional candlelit memorial, where Zane's parents spoke of their "remarkable" boy who had an "indomitable spirit and was full of life…. “On this day we remember and honour our Zane, our beautiful, funny, kind, intelligent ‘light up people’s lives’ and loving boy Zane.

“He had this great old fashioned quality of being really nice to chat to and speak with. Today we reach out to the other side of pain and injustice and reach behind a time when Zane closed his eyes.

"We talk about the things that he did and the people he touched in his remarkable seven years.”

Zane's parents were also interviewed by BBC News about the new evidence confirming 25,000ppm hydrogen cyanide was recorded in the family home when Zane died. The interview can be watched here http://www.truthaboutzane.com/updates/bbc-news-london-25000ppm-hydrogen-cyanide

2016-01-03 09:56:54 +0000

Dear Supporters,

As the world wakes up to 2016 we would like to wish you all a Happy New Year. We thank you all for your love and support and ask you please not allow Zane's death to become a 'last year issue'. The fight goes on.

The inquest touching the death of Zane has been delayed for 5 months to allow to further investigate new evidence recording very high levels of "25,000 parts per million of hydrogen cyanide" in his home. Evidence showed that the matter was taken "extremely seriously" when Government's Cobra emergency committee meetings were held in relation to Zane's death. Environment Agency National Emergency Incident documents were redacted to prevent the public and media knowing the truth.

The 30-day inquest will begin on 13 June, with further pre-inquest review in February.

2015-06-08 08:27:00 +0100

20,000 signatures reached

2014-07-20 03:58:04 +0100

10,000 signatures reached

2014-06-20 17:55:33 +0100

5,000 signatures reached

2014-06-03 11:22:34 +0100

1,000 signatures reached

2014-06-02 21:20:01 +0100

500 signatures reached

2014-06-02 14:39:33 +0100

100 signatures reached

2014-06-02 13:42:30 +0100

50 signatures reached

2014-06-02 13:07:11 +0100

25 signatures reached

2014-06-02 12:35:03 +0100

10 signatures reached