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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. |
Witnesses described how people tried to catch the girl, from Somersham in Suffolk, when it happened on Gorleston's Lower Esplanade. | |
Ava-May 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. | 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. | 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". | 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. | 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. | 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." | "She loved everything, loved everybody, everyone was her best friend. She was a beautiful and bright little girl." |