A TRIAL date has been set for a court hearing against Topshop and three other companies following the death of 10-year-old Kaden Reddick.

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The schoolboy, from Burghfield, died in February 2017 after a display queue barrier fell on top of him at the store in The Oracle Shopping Centre, Reading.

In September, four companies were charged with safety breaches relating to the incident.

An inquest held in March this year into Kaden's death decided that although the 180 KGs queue barrier was "inadequately fastened," the considered conclusion was accidental death.

Later this year, Reading Borough Council (RBC) said charges had been places against Topshop, Arcadia, Stoneforce (the fitters) and Realm (the manufactures) under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

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Representatives from Topshop and the other firms appeared in Reading Crown Court today (December 15), where it was decided that the trial would begin at the same court on January 10, 2022.

The trial is expected to last for 10 weeks.