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| Ava-May death: Two arrested over inflatable death | Ava-May death: Two arrested over inflatable death |
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| Two people have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over the death of a three-year-old girl who was thrown from an inflatable trampoline. | Two people have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over the death of a three-year-old girl who was thrown from an inflatable trampoline. |
| The inflatable "exploded" on Gorleston beach in Norfolk on July 1, sending Ava-May Littleboy into the air. She died from a head injury. | The inflatable "exploded" on Gorleston beach in Norfolk on July 1, sending Ava-May Littleboy into the air. She died from a head injury. |
| A man and woman in their 40s, from Great Yarmouth, have been arrested in connection with the death. | A man and woman in their 40s, from Great Yarmouth, have been arrested in connection with the death. |
| They are currently being questioned. | They are currently being questioned. |
| Eyewitnesses described how people tried to catch the girl, from Somersham in Suffolk, when it happened on Gorleston's Lower Esplanade. | Eyewitnesses described how people tried to catch the girl, from Somersham in Suffolk, when it happened on Gorleston's Lower Esplanade. |
| She had been at the beach with members of her family. | She had been at the beach with members of her family. |
| Norfolk Police said a post-mortem examination found she died from a head injury, but further investigation would take place to confirm this. | |
| An investigation involving the Health and Safety Executive, local authority and police is ongoing. | |
| In a statement released after her death, Ava-May's family said she could "light up the darkest rooms". | |
| A fundraising campaign for a memorial bench near her Suffolk home has already raised more than £8,000. | |
| Her grandmother, Angela Littleboy, told the BBC: "She was her own little character, she was cheeky, funny, the best leg-hugger ever. | |
| "She loved everything, loved everybody, everyone was her best friend. She was a beautiful and bright little girl." |