Within the statement, Zoe and Lewis Steeper state, ‘On the 9 December 2022 we received the news that CPS has reached a decision on the criminal case and investigation into the death of our beloved son Oliver Keith Steeper, who died following [sic] choking on food whilst in the trusted care of Jelly Beans Day Nursery in Ashford, Kent in September 2021.
‘While the initial investigation concluded that the nursery’s policies and procedures were ‘of poor quality and inconsistent’ no accountability for our son’s tragic and avoidable death will prevail at this moment in time.’
The couple who are appealing the decision of the CPS, go on to reveal more details of what happened to their son while at nursery.
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