A family are demanding answers six months after a 'lovely' 17-year-old boy died in a horror crash following a police pursuit.
Ronaldo Johnson was a rear seat passenger in a Ford Focus when it collided with a taxi at the junction of Yew Tree Road and Mauldeth Road West in Withington in the early hours of the morning.
He suffered serious injuries and died a week later in hospital on 6 April.
His devastated family, from Chorlton, say he had just gone out with a friend and was not involved in any criminality.
Greater Manchester Police initially said the driver of the Focus was 'acting suspiciously' before the pursuit began.
The force later stated the car had jumped a red light.
On Wednesday evening, Ron's sister Keisha and mum Lorraine led supporters on a march from the point the pursuit started, near the Costa Coffee on Wilmslow Road, to the scene of the collision.
It is believed the chase lasted no more than 40 seconds.
A second teenage boy, aged 18, was also critically injured, while the driver of the taxi suffered minor injuries and a passenger in the taxi suffered serious, but non-life threatening injuries.
A 19-year-old man was arrested for causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop for the police and failing to stop after a road traffic collision and was released under investigation.
The incident was referred to the police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
"Ron was a child at the end of the day," said Keisha.
"He was a teenager - kids do things against their parents wishes, they might stay out late but they don't expect their life to end like that.
"Even if someone commits a crime they don't deserve to die."
"And Ron wasn't a criminal, he was a child being a child going out to meet a friend."
Ron, who was studying at Openshaw college and was a promising athlete, had friends and family all over Manchester and beyond.
His death has left the community 'devastated', his family said.
And they say they have been unable to properly grieve because of the lack of answers over exactly what happened on the night of the crash.
Keisha alleges that when Ron was in hospital police officers would not answer questions and suggested she investigate what happened herself.
The family took that advice and have recovered CCTV footage from a shop close to the crash themselves.
At the time, a witness told the M.E.N that the police officer involved in the crash got out of his car, a dog unit vehicle, and chased someone down an alleyway.
"[The police] told us that didn't happen," said Keisha.
"But the CCTV confirms it did.
"You see the police officer get out and take the dog.
"We don't know when police called for an ambulance or gave first aid."
In their statement released in April, GMP said an officer was involved in rescue attempts following the crash, adding that he suffered 'glass in his eye', as a result.
Greater Manchester Police declined to comment on the allegations made by Ronaldo Johnson's family, citing the ongoing IOPC investigation.
Keisha and Lorraine say they feel there has been a lack of support for their family from either police of the IOPC.
"Ron was a lovely, happy, friendly boy, he was very jokey," said Lorraine.
"Very family-orientated, he loved his nieces his nephews, he would do anything for them, he was just a lovely boy.
"It's not just family it's affected, it's affected the community."
"It's really affected everybody, it's devastating what we're going through, no mother or father should have to bury their child.
"It's just so cruel.
"We just want some answers because right now we're clueless, we're six months down the line and we don't actually know what happened.
"And I can't grieve, yeh I've buried my son but I can't grieve because I don't know what hapened.
"I want to know the truth."
Keisha said support from either police or the IOPC has been 'non-existent'.
"We've just been left, and then you're sent to the street to ask what happened," she said.
"That shouldn't be our job, we should know at least the basics, we should never have been sent to go and ask.
"It's got to stop. Ron has to be the last.
"It's too many, and until police are held accountable it's going to continue."
GMP's Chief Superintendent Wasim Chaudhry said in April: "Our thoughts remain with the family of the boy who has sadly lost his life, and all those affected by this incident.
"We are fully cooperating with the independent investigation by the IOPC, and it will therefore not be appropriate to comment any further at this time."
What the IOPC says:
A spokesperson for the IOPC said: "The loss of a loved one is a tragedy and we understand how difficult this must be for Ronaldo’s family.
"Throughout our investigation we have tried to keep them informed of our progress and a family liaison manager was appointed at the outset to do this.
"We have provided his family with regular monthly updates on our investigation and will continue to do so. Unfortunately, due to an unforeseen staff absence, the September update was not provided and for that we apologise. We understand the importance of these updates to bereaved families.
"In an investigation like this, our role is to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident. If at any point it comes to light that an officer may have breached the standards of professional behaviour we would also investigate their conduct.
"A decision over whether or not any officer should face disciplinary proceedings can only be made at the end of the investigation. Currently, the officers involved have been treated as witnesses, although as with all of our investigation, this remains under constant review.
"We understand families are keen to get answers about the loss of a loved one as quickly as possible. However, in order to provide a fair, independent and robust investigation we must also be thorough and ensure that all necessary lines of enquiry are concluded.
"Our thoughts remain with Ronaldo’s family and all those affected by his death."
