The NSSN lobby of the TUC on 13 September heard from Zane Gbandbola’s father Kye, who reported that the government will be conducting a public inquiry into the death of seven-year-old Zane in 2014 .
More than 119,000 people signed petitions calling for an independent inquiry. Zane died during the flooding in Chertsey, Surrey, on 8 February 2014. Hydrogen cyanide was detected in the Gbangbola home and recorded on three separate sweeps by the HAZMAT Fire and Rescue specialists who attended.
Kye was found in cardiac arrest and subsequently suffered catastrophic injuries, including paraplegia, attributed to hydrogen cyanide poisoning. Zane was taken to hospital but tragically died.
Despite evidence that no carbon monoxide had been detected, the coroner later concluded that, on the balance of probabilities, Zane had died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The Truth About Zane campaign demands that fundamental contradiction is properly examined.
A press release from Surrey Unison, which has campaigned alongside Zane’s family and supporters for years, expressed solidarity and explained that “UNISON supports the campaign for Zane’s Law – the Clean Land (Human Rights) Bill, which seeks to strengthen protections for people living and working in communities affected by contaminated land and polluted water, within the framework of the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.”
