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| Dancing girl accidentally hanged | Dancing girl accidentally hanged |
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| A 10-year-old girl accidentally hanged herself with a dressing gown cord as she danced around her bedroom, a coroner told her inquest. | |
| Megan Williams was taken to hospital after being found by her brother at their home in Harpurhey, north Manchester, in May 2009. | Megan Williams was taken to hospital after being found by her brother at their home in Harpurhey, north Manchester, in May 2009. |
| She died despite resuscitation efforts by her mother and paramedics. | She died despite resuscitation efforts by her mother and paramedics. |
| Coroner Nigel Meadows said he hoped the case would highlight the dangers of playing with ropes and cords. | Coroner Nigel Meadows said he hoped the case would highlight the dangers of playing with ropes and cords. |
| He recorded a verdict of accidental death at Manchester Coroner's Court on Tuesday. | He recorded a verdict of accidental death at Manchester Coroner's Court on Tuesday. |
| "It is an illustration of the significant dangers of playing around with things you put around your neck," he said. | "It is an illustration of the significant dangers of playing around with things you put around your neck," he said. |
| "I am entirely satisfied that Megan had been messing about. She had been dancing, listening to music, and she put her head through the loop. | "I am entirely satisfied that Megan had been messing about. She had been dancing, listening to music, and she put her head through the loop. |
| "She was playing about without knowledge of the risks." | "She was playing about without knowledge of the risks." |