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| A council says it is checking its planning records after a garden wall collapsed onto and killed a three-year-old girl. | A council says it is checking its planning records after a garden wall collapsed onto and killed a three-year-old girl. |
| Police said the breeze block wall fell on Saturday morning where Meg Burgess and her mother had been walking at Prestatyn, Denbighshire. | Police said the breeze block wall fell on Saturday morning where Meg Burgess and her mother had been walking at Prestatyn, Denbighshire. |
| Denbighshire council said it would at its planning records and at any building regulations for the wall. | Denbighshire council said it would at its planning records and at any building regulations for the wall. |
| A joint police and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inquiry is continuing. | A joint police and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inquiry is continuing. |
| Councillor Sharon Frobisher, lead member for communities on Denbighshire county council, said it would try to aid the investigation. | |
| "There is absolute devastation for a small community like this," she said. | "There is absolute devastation for a small community like this," she said. |
| "Everybody is just so shocked. When it happened we knew a wall had fallen down but we didn't know the tragic circumstances until a bit later on. | "Everybody is just so shocked. When it happened we knew a wall had fallen down but we didn't know the tragic circumstances until a bit later on. |
| Meg was a shining star to all who met her and would be sorely missed Meg Burgess' family | Meg was a shining star to all who met her and would be sorely missed Meg Burgess' family |
| "I think the wall has only been up about a month." | "I think the wall has only been up about a month." |
| The HSE said an inspector from its Wrexham office had been assigned to investigate the collapse of the wall. | The HSE said an inspector from its Wrexham office had been assigned to investigate the collapse of the wall. |
| An HSE spokesman confirmed that the wall was a "cement brick wall, built to retain soil," but he was unable to give any details about how and when it was constructed. | An HSE spokesman confirmed that the wall was a "cement brick wall, built to retain soil," but he was unable to give any details about how and when it was constructed. |
| HSE say their inspector will be liaising closely with North Wales Police who are leading the investigation into the tragedy. | HSE say their inspector will be liaising closely with North Wales Police who are leading the investigation into the tragedy. |
| In a statement released on Monday, Meg's parents Pete and Lindsay said they were donating her eyes and heart and described her as a "special girl". | In a statement released on Monday, Meg's parents Pete and Lindsay said they were donating her eyes and heart and described her as a "special girl". |
| "We'd both felt we wouldn't have her for long," they added. | "We'd both felt we wouldn't have her for long," they added. |
| "She knew how people felt and brought so much happiness to those who needed it. She was best friend to Mummy, Daddy and her brother Wilson. | "She knew how people felt and brought so much happiness to those who needed it. She was best friend to Mummy, Daddy and her brother Wilson. |
| The scene of the incident was sealed off by police on Saturday | The scene of the incident was sealed off by police on Saturday |
| "She loved to hold our hands, sing, smile and have all the fun in the world. | "She loved to hold our hands, sing, smile and have all the fun in the world. |
| "Everything was perfect yesterday (Saturday) morning, a real peaceful feeling like she knew. | "Everything was perfect yesterday (Saturday) morning, a real peaceful feeling like she knew. |
| "We love you Meg, you taught us how to live our lives. THANK YOU. | "We love you Meg, you taught us how to live our lives. THANK YOU. |
| "She will be thrilled with the decision to donate her eyes and heart... they are the greatest gifts anyone could ever receive because she had such vision and such a pure love!" | "She will be thrilled with the decision to donate her eyes and heart... they are the greatest gifts anyone could ever receive because she had such vision and such a pure love!" |
| In a statement read out by Meg's uncle at the weekend, her parents were "horrified by this horrible, tragic event, that has affected theirs and so many other lives forever." | |
| They said they were "deeply moved and overwhelmed by the level of support and compassion that has been offered freely from friends, relatives and neighbours alike." | They said they were "deeply moved and overwhelmed by the level of support and compassion that has been offered freely from friends, relatives and neighbours alike." |
| Meg was described as a "shining star to all who met her and would be sorely missed." | Meg was described as a "shining star to all who met her and would be sorely missed." |
| She had been taken to Glan Clwyd Hospital where she was pronounced dead on Saturday. A post-mortem examination is due to be held. | |
| It is understood Meg was walking past on the pavement in Ffordd Penrhwylfa with Mrs Burgess and younger brother Wilson just before 1145 BST, when a 6ft temporary wall collapsed. | |
| It is thought it had been built to hold back tonnes of excavated soil at a house under renovation. | It is thought it had been built to hold back tonnes of excavated soil at a house under renovation. |
| Floral tributes, cuddly toys and a photograph were left at the scene. | Floral tributes, cuddly toys and a photograph were left at the scene. |
| The family, believed to have moved from the London area a year ago, added that it was awaiting the results of the joint police and Health and Safety Executive investigation into how the wall collapsed. | The family, believed to have moved from the London area a year ago, added that it was awaiting the results of the joint police and Health and Safety Executive investigation into how the wall collapsed. |
| Det Insp Richard Jones of North Wales Police said structural engineers from the Health and Safety Executive would be examining the wall "to determine what was the cause of this horrific incident". | Det Insp Richard Jones of North Wales Police said structural engineers from the Health and Safety Executive would be examining the wall "to determine what was the cause of this horrific incident". |
| He said the main focus of the inquiry would be what caused the wall to come down. | He said the main focus of the inquiry would be what caused the wall to come down. |