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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Izzie Addison

Girl, 12, died after being hit by branch on rope swing ‘that should have been removed’, inquest hears

Brooke Wiggins died on 9 November 2024 - (Facebook)

A 12-year-old girl tragically died after being struck by a falling branch from a tree where a rope swing, which "should have been removed" months earlier, was located, an inquest has heard.

Brooke Wiggins passed away on 9 November 2024 in Banstead, Surrey, just days before her 13th birthday, due to a fatal injury sustained from the impact, South London Coroner’s Court was told on Wednesday.

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