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Shaquille Daniel death: Final moments of tragic teen who died in Tameside canal released by police

CCTV images showing the last moments of a teenager whose body was pulled from a Tameside canal have been released by police.

Shaquille Daniel, also known as Shaquille Lawson, was pulled from the Huddersfield Narrow Canal near Tesco on Trinity Street following reports of a body floating in the water at 3.10pm on Saturday October 4.

The 17-year-old was rescued from the canal and taken to hospital in a critical condition but sadly died on Sunday morning. 

Detective Chief Inspector John Mazzolai said: “We have released a picture of Shaquille in hope it will jog people’s memories.


FINAL MOMENTS: CCTV image showing Shaquille Daniel

“He was seen outside Coral bookmakers on Grosvenor Street at 2.50pm before this image was taken outside the entrance to Tesco at 3.05pm. Three minutes later, we received a 999 call to say he was in the canal.

“We do not believe Shaquille has been a victim of an assault or a third party has been involved but we are still treating his death as unexplained.

“If you believe you saw him between these two times, please call us as we are still trying to find out the circumstances that led to him being in the canal.”

Shaquille is described as being of mixed race, was wearing a dark grey gilet with a blue hood, dark grey hooded top, burgundy polo shirt, grey jogging bottoms and black trainers.

Anyone with information should phone police on 0161 856 9333 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

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