Noah Woods, three, died after leaving playground through gap in fence, inquest told

Boy became separated from a relative in Suffolk and went in the direction of a pond where he was later found dead

A three-year-old boy who was found dead in a pond after going missing from a playground had left the play area “through a gap in the fence”, an inquest heard.

Noah Woods became separated from a relative after visiting the playground in Merriam Close, Brantham, on the afternoon of 15 September, Suffolk police said.