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Boy died after large mirror fell on him in store, inquest hears

Five-year-old Freddie Farrow died in hospital after he was struck by a mirror at Fenwick department store in Colchester, Essex, in July 2021 (Essex Police/PA) - (PA Media)

A five-year-old boy died after he appeared to touch a mirror in a department store while looking at his own reflection and it fell on him, an inquest has heard.

Freddie Farrow appeared to use “very little force” and an Essex Police detective formed the view that the mirror “must have been very near or on its balance point”, the hearing in Chelmsford was told.

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