Inquest into Bradford's Mohammed Qais Ratyal death to resume

AN INQUEST is set to resume shortly into the death of a Bradford teenager who died on Bonfire Night.

Mohammed Qais Ratyal, 17, died after becoming impaled on glass from the greenhouse which was in the garden of a house in Halifax.

The teen was part of a group that travelled from Bradford to Halifax on November 5, last year, and who were seen in Vickerman Street.

When the inquest was opened in the weeks after his death, Bradford Coroners' Court heard that reports were made to police of people seen “garden hopping” on Vickerman Street that night.

The hearing was told that Mohammed had fallen into or through the greenhouse.

An ambulance was called to the scene and pressure was applied to the teenager’s wound at the scene, the inquest heard.

He was pronounced dead from his injuries at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary at 9.46pm on November 5.

Mohammed’s death came on a night when police were called to complaints about a group of people hurling fireworks.

The Coroner's Court in Bradford

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman released a statement after the incident.

He said: “Police were contacted by the ambulance service shortly before 8.15pm on Saturday evening (November 5) following reports of an injured male in the garden of a property on Vickerman Street, Halifax.

“The 17-year-old male was taken to hospital where he sadly died of his injuries.

“The matter has been reported to the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) as police were called to the vicinity due to a report of fireworks being set off prior to the incident.”

An IOPC spokesperson subsequently confirmed to the Telegraph & Argus: “We received a referral from West Yorkshire Police following the tragic death of a 17-year-old boy in Halifax on 5 November 2022.

“After carefully assessing the available information, we found there was no requirement for an investigation and returned the matter to the force.

“Our thoughts remain with the boy’s loved ones and all those affected by his death.”

A number of tributes were paid in the Telegraph & Argus’ online book of condolence at the time of his tragic death.

One said they went to the burial and talked to people who “all spoke highly of Qais, a great child who left the world too early”.

The full inquest is scheduled to take place at Bradford Coroner’s Court on Monday, July 10, in front of the assistant coroner for West Yorkshire, Dominic Bell.