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Hugo Boss mirror death: Company fined 1.2m Hugo Boss fined £1.2m over boy's mirror death
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Designer clothes company Hugo Boss has been fined £1.2m after a boy died when he was crushed by a free-standing mirror at one of its stores. Designer clothes company Hugo Boss has been fined £1.2m over the death of a young boy who was crushed by a free-standing mirror at one of its stores.
Austen Harrison, four, suffered fatal head injuries at the outlet store in Bicester, Oxfordshire, in June 2013.Austen Harrison, four, suffered fatal head injuries at the outlet store in Bicester, Oxfordshire, in June 2013.
Oxford Crown Court heard earlier the mirror had "negligently been left free-standing without any fixings." Oxford Crown Court heard the 120kg mirror had "negligently been left free-standing without any fixings".
The company had previously admitted breaching health and safety at work regulations.The company had previously admitted breaching health and safety at work regulations.
Austen, from Crawley, West Sussex, had been playing with the 120kg unfixed steel-framed fitting-room mirror, which toppled on to him while his father tried on a suit. Austen, from Crawley, West Sussex, had been playing with the steel-framed fitting-room mirror, described as being balanced upright like a "domino piece", which toppled on to him while his father tried on a suit.
He had emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain but died four days later in hospital after life-support was switched off. The youngster had emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain but died four days later in hospital after his life-support was switched off.
In a public apology on its website, Hugo Boss UK said the accident "shocked and saddened" the entire company, and acknowledged "Austen's death was wholly avoidable". In a statement, Hugo Boss UK said the accident had "shocked and saddened" the entire company, and acknowledged "Austen's death was wholly avoidable".
It added: "There are no words the company can use to alleviate in any way the enormous suffering caused to Austen's parents in particular. We offer our most sincere regret and apology."It added: "There are no words the company can use to alleviate in any way the enormous suffering caused to Austen's parents in particular. We offer our most sincere regret and apology."
Judge Peter Ross said "it would have been obvious to the untrained eye" that the mirror posed a risk, adding it was "nothing short of a miracle" it had not fallen before.