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Inquiry after girl's wall death | Inquiry after girl's wall death |
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Investigations are continuing after a three-year-old girl died when a garden wall collapsed onto her at Prestatyn in Denbighshire. | Investigations are continuing after a three-year-old girl died when a garden wall collapsed onto her at Prestatyn in Denbighshire. |
Meg Burgess' mother issued a statement describing her as the "most perfect daughter in the world". | Meg Burgess' mother issued a statement describing her as the "most perfect daughter in the world". |
Police said the large breeze block wall fell just before 1145 BST on Saturday, when the mother and daughter were walking along the pavement. | |
A joint police and Health and Safety Executive inquiry is continuing. | A joint police and Health and Safety Executive inquiry is continuing. |
Meg was taken to Glan Clwyd Hospital where she was pronounced dead. | Meg was taken to Glan Clwyd Hospital where she was pronounced dead. |
It is understood she was walking past on the pavement in Ffordd Penrhwylfa with her mother Lindsay, when she was hit by falling masonry and earth from a recently constructed wall. | It is understood she was walking past on the pavement in Ffordd Penrhwylfa with her mother Lindsay, when she was hit by falling masonry and earth from a recently constructed wall. |
It is understood the family had moved to the area about a year ago from London. | It is understood the family had moved to the area about a year ago from London. |
Floral tributes, cuddly toys and a photograph were left at the scene. | |
A police investigation into how the wall collapsed is now under way, but it is not being treated as suspicious. | A police investigation into how the wall collapsed is now under way, but it is not being treated as suspicious. |