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Harvey Lee Williams: Toddler died accidentally, coroner says | Harvey Lee Williams: Toddler died accidentally, coroner says |
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A toddler who had an obsession with water drowned accidentally in a neighbour's pond in Denbighshire, a coroner has said. | A toddler who had an obsession with water drowned accidentally in a neighbour's pond in Denbighshire, a coroner has said. |
Two-year-old Harvey Williams was found face down in the garden pond in Froncysyllte last December. | Two-year-old Harvey Williams was found face down in the garden pond in Froncysyllte last December. |
The inquest at Ruthin Town Hall was told Harvey, who was autistic, had banged his head in the fall. | The inquest at Ruthin Town Hall was told Harvey, who was autistic, had banged his head in the fall. |
The family were moving to a new home on the day Harvey died as they thought it would provide a safer environment. | |
The inquest heard Harvey's mother Amy Dipper and her partner Daniel Leach were in the process of moving when the little boy wandered a short distance to the neighbouring property. | The inquest heard Harvey's mother Amy Dipper and her partner Daniel Leach were in the process of moving when the little boy wandered a short distance to the neighbouring property. |
In a statement read by coroner John Gittins, Mr Leach described the frantic search that began the moment they realised Harvey was no longer with his four-year-old brother. | In a statement read by coroner John Gittins, Mr Leach described the frantic search that began the moment they realised Harvey was no longer with his four-year-old brother. |
Mr Leach saw Harvey face down in the pond, pulled him out and tried to revive him before he was taken to Wrexham's Maelor Hospital where he died. | Mr Leach saw Harvey face down in the pond, pulled him out and tried to revive him before he was taken to Wrexham's Maelor Hospital where he died. |
Mr Gittins told the family: "Your eye was taken off him for just a moment, but in the circumstances that was all it took." | Mr Gittins told the family: "Your eye was taken off him for just a moment, but in the circumstances that was all it took." |
He added he hoped the burden they must feel would one day be lifted and they would be left with memories of a happy child. | He added he hoped the burden they must feel would one day be lifted and they would be left with memories of a happy child. |
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