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| Bouncy castle death: Two charged with Summer Grant manslaughter | Bouncy castle death: Two charged with Summer Grant manslaughter |
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| Two people have been charged with manslaughter after a seven-year-old girl died when the bouncy castle she was playing on blew away. | Two people have been charged with manslaughter after a seven-year-old girl died when the bouncy castle she was playing on blew away. |
| Summer Grant, from Norwich, suffered serious injuries at a funfair in Harlow, Essex, in 2016. | Summer Grant, from Norwich, suffered serious injuries at a funfair in Harlow, Essex, in 2016. |
| Paramedics were called to Harlow Town Park but Summer died in hospital. | Paramedics were called to Harlow Town Park but Summer died in hospital. |
| Essex Police said fairground workers Shelby Thurston, 25, and William Thurston, 28, had been charged with manslaughter by gross negligence. | Essex Police said fairground workers Shelby Thurston, 25, and William Thurston, 28, had been charged with manslaughter by gross negligence. |
| The pair, from Whitecross Road, Wilburton, Cambridgeshire, have also been charged with failure to discharge a general health and safety duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act. | The pair, from Whitecross Road, Wilburton, Cambridgeshire, have also been charged with failure to discharge a general health and safety duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act. |
| They are due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court next month. | |
| Police have said they want to trace a witness who was near the fairground rides at the time of the incident. | Police have said they want to trace a witness who was near the fairground rides at the time of the incident. |
| He was described as a young black man, believed to be in his teens, the force said. | He was described as a young black man, believed to be in his teens, the force said. |
| At the opening of an inquest into Summer's death last April, Chelmsford Coroner's Court heard high winds had taken the dome-shaped inflatable "some distance". | At the opening of an inquest into Summer's death last April, Chelmsford Coroner's Court heard high winds had taken the dome-shaped inflatable "some distance". |
| The inquest was also told Summer was thought to have died from multiple injuries. | The inquest was also told Summer was thought to have died from multiple injuries. |
| A vigil held in her memory in April saw about 200 people gather at the park and have a two-minute silence. | A vigil held in her memory in April saw about 200 people gather at the park and have a two-minute silence. |