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Mile End Park: Girl, five, killed in tree collapse Mile End Park: Girl, five, killed in tree collapse
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A five-year-old girl has been killed in an accident in a park play area in which a tree collapsed.A five-year-old girl has been killed in an accident in a park play area in which a tree collapsed.
The girl, named locally as Alexia Walenkaki, was in the play area in Mile End Park, east London, on Friday evening when it happened. Alexia Walenkaki was in the play area in Mile End Park, east London, on Friday evening when it happened.
She went into cardiac arrest and died in hospital about an hour after the accident. She went into cardiac arrest and died in hospital about an hour after the accident, which is being investigated by police.
Alexia's mother told the Evening Standard a rope swing snapped, causing a tree trunk to fall on the youngster.Alexia's mother told the Evening Standard a rope swing snapped, causing a tree trunk to fall on the youngster.
Vida Kwotuah told the newspaper she was watching her daughter playing when suddenly she saw a "log falling down".Vida Kwotuah told the newspaper she was watching her daughter playing when suddenly she saw a "log falling down".
Police and the Health and Safety Executive are jointly investigating the death.
Post-mortem tests are due to take place on Wednesday.
The park remains closed, but friends and family have been leaving floral tributes to Alexia.The park remains closed, but friends and family have been leaving floral tributes to Alexia.
One tribute reads: "Dear Alexia, you were my best friend in the whole wide world. When I fell over you would pick me up. You were good at football, you are indeed my best friend, Corrine."One tribute reads: "Dear Alexia, you were my best friend in the whole wide world. When I fell over you would pick me up. You were good at football, you are indeed my best friend, Corrine."
Mile End neighbourhood policing team tweeted: "We would like to express our sincerest condolences to the family of Alexia Walenkaki, who tragically died in Mile End Park on Friday."
The Metropolitan Police and the Health and Safety Executive are jointly investigating the death.
Post-mortem tests are due to take place on Wednesday.