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| Toddler killed after fireplace collapse | Toddler killed after fireplace collapse |
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| A three-year-old boy from Merseyside has been killed after a marble fireplace fell on him, say police. | A three-year-old boy from Merseyside has been killed after a marble fireplace fell on him, say police. |
| The child, named locally as James Curtis, died in hospital after the incident at his home in Wirral. | The child, named locally as James Curtis, died in hospital after the incident at his home in Wirral. |
| Merseyside police said emergency services were called to the address in Tranmere at about 11am on Tuesday. | Merseyside police said emergency services were called to the address in Tranmere at about 11am on Tuesday. |
| A spokesman added: "Paramedics attended and took the boy to hospital where he unfortunately died. Officers are in attendance at the property, as is normal procedure following the sudden or unexplained death of a child. An investigation into the full circumstances of the incident is ongoing." | A spokesman added: "Paramedics attended and took the boy to hospital where he unfortunately died. Officers are in attendance at the property, as is normal procedure following the sudden or unexplained death of a child. An investigation into the full circumstances of the incident is ongoing." |
| A postmortem examination will be carried out. | A postmortem examination will be carried out. |
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