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Rope swing death a 'shocking accident', coroner says
Key takeaways
- Joshua Askew South East Family Handout Brooke was killed by a large tree branch.
- Brooke Wiggins died in November 2024 after a large tree branch in Banstead, Surrey, snapped off and crushed her.
- The inquest had heard Surrey County Council (SCC) had failed to inspect the tree months earlier and had not carried out work that could have made inspecting safety issues easier.
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Joshua Askew South East Family Handout Brooke was killed by a large tree branch. The death of a 12-year-old girl after she was hit by a falling branch while playing on a rope swing was an accident, a coroner has ruled.
Brooke Wiggins died in November 2024 after a large tree branch in Banstead, Surrey, snapped off and crushed her.
The inquest had heard Surrey County Council (SCC) had failed to inspect the tree months earlier and had not carried out work that could have made inspecting safety issues easier.
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