A council has been fined after a six-year-old girl was killed by a falling tree in her school playground. The council has been fined £280,000 after admitting to failings that led to the death of Ella Henderson, who became trapped under a collapsed tree.
The year two pupil was playing with her friends at lunchtime when the decayed willow came crashing down during strong winds on September 25, 2020. A court heard on Tuesday that several children were underneath the tree when it fell but, while most were able to climb out to safety, the section that Ella was crushed under was too heavy for school staff to rescue her.
The little girl was taken to hospital. But she sadly died from her injuries in the early hours of the next morning, Chronicle Live has reported.
