Horror death of drunken train surfers

A pair of ‘extremely drunk’ friends died train surfing when they hit overhead wires carrying 25,000 volts of electricity, an inquest heard. Ben Haddon-Cave, 27, and Paddy Bolster, 26, were found a mile apart on the overground line between Stratford and Hackney Wick in the early hours of March 21. Mr Haddon-Cave, whose sister Jessie Cave played the character of Lavender Brown in the Harry Potter films, was discovered by firefighters after they were called by a neighbour shortly before…

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