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| Boy, three, dies after vase fall | Boy, three, dies after vase fall |
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| A three-year-old boy has died after falling on a vase and cutting his neck. | A three-year-old boy has died after falling on a vase and cutting his neck. |
| Grant Sheal fell in the living room of the family home in Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, smashing the vase. | Grant Sheal fell in the living room of the family home in Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, smashing the vase. |
| He was found lying on the floor by his mother, Helen Fraser, who tried to revive him. However, she was unable to save her son. | He was found lying on the floor by his mother, Helen Fraser, who tried to revive him. However, she was unable to save her son. |
| Mrs Fraser told BBC Scotland's news website: "It was a one in a million accident. We are devastated - he was a beautiful child." | Mrs Fraser told BBC Scotland's news website: "It was a one in a million accident. We are devastated - he was a beautiful child." |
| We just want anyone who knew him or met him when they think of Grant for it to bring a smile to their face Helen FraserGrant's mother | We just want anyone who knew him or met him when they think of Grant for it to bring a smile to their face Helen FraserGrant's mother |
| Parents Mrs Fraser and Doug Sheal, and Grant's seven-year-old brother Calum, are trying to come to terms with their loss after last Wednesday's accident. | Parents Mrs Fraser and Doug Sheal, and Grant's seven-year-old brother Calum, are trying to come to terms with their loss after last Wednesday's accident. |
| Mrs Fraser said: "We cannot believe it has happened, words cannot express how we feel. Grant was a lovely, happy child and we miss him desperately. | Mrs Fraser said: "We cannot believe it has happened, words cannot express how we feel. Grant was a lovely, happy child and we miss him desperately. |
| "I knew it was serious as soon as I saw him. I was just hysterical. I just wanted to help him straight away. I was trying to do everything I could. | "I knew it was serious as soon as I saw him. I was just hysterical. I just wanted to help him straight away. I was trying to do everything I could. |
| 'Tragic accident' | 'Tragic accident' |
| "We just want anyone who knew him or met him when they think of Grant for it to bring a smile to their face." | "We just want anyone who knew him or met him when they think of Grant for it to bring a smile to their face." |
| A Grampian Police spokesman said: "It would appear that this was a tragic accident in which the child had a fall and sustained an injury which proved to be fatal. | A Grampian Police spokesman said: "It would appear that this was a tragic accident in which the child had a fall and sustained an injury which proved to be fatal. |
| "Our sympathies go out to the child's family who are devastated by what happened. | "Our sympathies go out to the child's family who are devastated by what happened. |
| "A post-mortem is being carried out and, as is normal in such circumstances, a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal." | |
| Grant's funeral service will be held in Cruden Bay on Thursday afternoon. | Grant's funeral service will be held in Cruden Bay on Thursday afternoon. |
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