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Council Officials
Coverage of Council Officials in the Nexus archive.
- Death of girl, 12, crushed by falling branch while playing on a rope swing was an accident, coroner rules as council officials 'who failed to inspect tree' are cleared of blame
A 12-year-old girl died after being crushed by a falling branch while playing on a rope swing, and the coroner has ruled it as an accident. Council officials who failed to inspect the tree have been cleared of blame. The incident resulted in no blame being assigned to the council officials.