The six-week inquest of Zane Gbangbola should be delayed in order for his parents to secure legalrepresentation, a political leader has said.

Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has asked Prime Minister David Cameron to delay the inquest, scheduled to begin on June 13, to allow the Gbangbolas to raise the £70,000 needed for legal representation.

From March: Green party leader calls on David Cameron to overturn decision to deny legal aid to the parents of Weybridge pupil Zane Gbangbola

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Seven-year-old Zane, a pupil at St George’s Junior School in Weybridge, died when floodwaters entered his Chertsey home in February 2014.

Gas readings on the night of his death detected high levels of hydrogen cyanide in the family home, and is suspected by his parents to have leaked into rising river waters from a nearby former landfill site.

Spelthorne Council and the Environment Agency have denied this as his cause of death, with a post-mortem examination putting the cause of Zane’s death as carbon monoxide poisoning.

However, gas readings read aloud in a pre-inquest review in December at Woking Coroner’s Court showed 25,000 parts per million of hydrogen cyanide in the upstairs bedrooms.

Zane’s father Kye also lost the use of his legs, which he attributes to hydrogen cyanide poisoning.

The Gbangbolas also suffered a blow after being denied legal aid for the third time by the Legal Aid Agency.

Now Natalie Bennett, the leader of the Greens, has asked David Cameron to delay the inquest starting on June 13 in order for the Gbangbolas to raise the £70,000 needed for legal representation.

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Miss Bennett, who met with Zane's parents Nicole and Kye in March, said: “The Prime Minister must reconsider intervening in this case, in the same way the government has in other instances.

“I’m writing to him once again to ask him to support a request for a delay in the inquest to allow more time to prepare with legal help after the Gbangbola family was encouraged to apply for legal aid and didn't get it.

“The manner in which Zane died is truly terrible and it’s imperative that the family are able not only find out what happened to their son on that tragic night, but to also be a part of the investigation from the beginning where they can hear all of the testimonies put forward.

“That is their right and it’s currently being denied.

“I’m also asking for the minutes of the meeting chaired by the Prime Minister following the flooding to be made available to the family.

“This will greatly assist in their understanding of the response to the flooding and unfolding tragedy.”

To donate to the Gbangbola's fund, visit gofundme.com/TruthAboutZane