Police "refused" to rescue a teenager who drowned in a canal
Police "refused" to rescue a teenager who drowned in a canal while fleeing from officers, witnesses have claimed. The 17 year old, believed to be Jack Susianta, smashed a window at his home and fled after officers were called to the property in Clapton, east London, on Wednesday. He later ended up in the canal at Lea Bridge Road, Hackney, and witnesses have said officers went in only after he disappeared under the surface. Fiona Okonkwo, 42, told the Evening Standard it appeared the youngster "couldn't swim" and was in difficulty for around 10 minutes. She said: "The police officers refused to jump in after him and said they can't do it. I was going to jump in after him but they stopped me. The police told us there were weeds underneath the water, that it was too dangerous and they could get dragged down. "He was struggling, then he went under the water for the last time and didn't come back up. I saw the bubbles where he took