Girl, 12, Dies in Rope Swing Accident After Branch Breaks
An inquest has ruled the death of 12-year-old Brooke Wiggins as an accident after a tree branch snapped while she played on a rope swing in Banstead, Surrey.
An inquest has ruled the death of 12-year-old Brooke Wiggins as an accident after a tree branch snapped while she played on a rope swing in Banstead, Surrey.
An inquest heard that a beech tree branch which crushed 12-year-old Brooke Wiggins to death had a crack concealed by ivy, and recommended work was not carried out.
A 12-year-old girl died after a branch fell from a tree she was swinging on in Banstead, Surrey, with an inquest hearing the rope swing should have been removed earlier.
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