<text>  A ski lift operator and his employer have been charged with involuntary manslaughter over the death of a British teenager after a school trip to the French Alps. Kieran Brookes, 14, was strangled when the straps of his backpack became entangled as he tried to get off a ski lift in the Alpine resort of Chatel in February 2011. Richard Cettour, 50, of Bonnevaux, France, who was supervising the lift at the time of the tragedy, and operator SAEM Sports et Tourisme a Chatel, will face a criminal trial in October accused of a series of serious health and safety breaches. Kieran Brookes pictured, was strangled when the straps of his backpack became entangled as he tried to get off a ski lift . The 14-year-old was on a school skiing trip in the Alpine resort of Chatel pictured in February 2011. Kierans parents, Nick and Cindy Brookes, have said they want to establish the sequence of events that led to his death so no other family will suffer a similar tragedy. They hope the trial will provide answers to lingering questions surrounding their sons death. Mr Brookes, 50, an NHS manager from Bovey Tracey, Devon, said: All this time after Kierans death we are still not sure of exactly what happened. Not knowing the events which led to his death is something which holds back the healing process. We have some information about what went so dreadfully wrong but not all the details. We have a jigsaw but with some of the pieces missing. Were hoping that through the trial in France we will soon get those questions answered. Lawyers representing SAEM Sports et Tourisme a Chatel confirmed the firm and Cettour will face trial this year. Kieran pictured was one of the brightest maths prospects in the country after scoring 96 per cent in a national test. He was on a six-seat ski lift when the tragedy struck . They are accused of failing to enforce a rule banning skiers from boarding the lift while wearing backpacks, not carrying out daily checks on equipment and not ensuring a safety device which could stop the lift was properly installed. Cettour is also accused of a number of failings, including not being at his post at the time of the accident and not reacting to other skiers calls to hit the emergency stop. Kieran, a pupil at Torquay Boys Grammar School, who was one of the brightest maths prospects in the country after scoring 96 per cent in a national test, was on a six-seat ski lift when the tragedy struck. It is believed his backpack got stuck on the lift chair as he tried to climb off at the top of the slope. Kieran was suspended by his clothing for around four minutes before he was released, according to witnesses. First aiders battled for eight minutes to revive him before he was taken to hospital in Annecy with a severe brain injury. He was transferred to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital intensive care unit where he died nearly a month later on March 17, 2011. Mr Brookes said: It feels so very fresh because we are still going over the events in our mind. Nick and Cindy Brookes, the parents of Kieran pictured, have said they want to establish the sequence of events that led to his death so no other family will suffer a similar tragedy . I think it is natural as parents to ask the questions: could more have been done to save Kieran, did he suffer, what went wrong and what can be done to prevent this from ever happening to another family? It is like we have an open wound that we cannot close because we dont have the resources at our disposal. The hole in our life left by Kieran will always be there - all the future we would have had together is missing. Its so difficult not being able yet to point at something positive to come from this tragedy - some safety improvements that we can say were made as a result of what we learned from Kierans death. Hopefully, the trial will help us understand. Mrs Brookes, 52, also an NHS manager, said: He was academically bright but also loved to be physically active and was a member of the army cadets. Kieran dreamed of becoming a doctor and helping people. He wanted to be a GP. We couldnt bury Kieran for six months because of the police investigation. We also couldnt donate his organs which was something that would have given us some comfort. The comfort that were looking for now is that we can say that something good came of this, that lessons have been learnt from this which will make things safer. The familys lawyer Mark Montaldo, of Slater and Gordon, said: The French prosecutor has enough evidence to bring two charges of involuntary manslaughter in this case against the pilot of the ski lift and the company which employed him. It has been devastating for Kierans family to lose a much-loved son in these circumstances. But they are determined that the full facts of what happened are revealed and any safety failings exposed so that no other family has to suffer a similar tragedy again. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. 