Inquest opens into death of stabbed 14-year-old

An inquest into the death of a 14-year-old schoolboy who was stabbed to death on the Isle of Man has been opened and adjourned.

Christopher McBurnie, of Bromet Road in Castletown, died in Ramsey on 29 May and another boy, also 14, was later charged with his murder.

The brief hearing at Douglas Courthouse was told he had been "stabbed several times" and the cause of his death was a wound to the chest.

The accused teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, will next appear in court on 2 July.

Coroner James Brooks said the inquest had to be adjourned while the criminal proceedings were under way.

He passed on his "profound condolences" to Mr McBurnie's family, adding: "I can't express what you must be feeling."

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