[PeanutButter]

BBC News - Lydia Bishop died on first day at nursery (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-25751666)



A toddler died on her first day at nursery school when she was left to play alone on a slide known to be dangerous, a court heard yesterday.
Lydia Bishop became entangled in a ‘loop’ at the top of the slide. It tightened around her neck and choked her as she slid down.
No children were allowed to be in the play area alone, but it was 20 minutes before the three-year-old was found by a member of staff.

She was ‘blue’ and not breathing and efforts to revive her failed, Leeds Crown Court was told. Lydia died just five hours after being dropped off by her parents at the nursery at York College.

Prosecutor Robert Smith, QC, told the jury there was a ‘tick-box mentality’ at the nursery, with staff focusing on ‘excellent’ paperwork rather than ensuring safety rules were adhered to.

He added: ‘Compliance with health and safety law was done on paper but not in practice.’

Sophee Redhead, 25, was one of the nursery staff supervising Lydia and saw her walk in the direction of the slide, but did nothing to stop or supervise her, it was alleged.


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[Acura604]

being a Dad with a super cute 5yr old, these stories really make me teary and make me question... 'if there is a God, why allow stuff like this to happen?...throw down some miracles'

[wouwou]

being a Dad with a super cute 5yr old, these stories really make me teary and make me question... 'if there is a God, why allow stuff like this to happen?...throw down some miracles'

+1

Damn those ninja chopping onions.

[zx7rrrr]

Sad. I have a 2 year girl myself. This break s my heart. God works in mysterious ways.
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[cruz-in]

i cant even imagine what the Parents feel right now.

:okay:

[BBMme]

Very sad.
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[lowside67]

What a shame. Seems unbelievable that they would leave a 3 year old alone for that long...

Also, unrelated but I am amazed that the employee was "Sophee Redhead" and the mother was "Rebecca Dick"?

[Gumby]

:tears:

What the fuck is a loop of rope doing on playground equipment?!

Edit: Roll call for RS parents!

Father of a 5.75 year old, and a -3 month old (i.e. wife is expecting).

[GLOW]

that's what i'm thinking and can't figure out. no idea why the rope is there

[seakrait]

:tears:

What the fuck is a loop of rope doing on playground equipment?!

Exactly! How that was not seen as a potential threat to safety I'm not sure. It'd be exactly like a gallows. Kid is at top of slide with loop around neck. Kid's feet slips on the slide and she falls down the slide. Then...:tears:

I have a kid myself and though I pretty much let her explore things on her own, I'm still very cognizant of the potential danger of the environment around her. That loop of rope at the top of the slide is a horrible idea if it's part of the play equipment.

[freakshow]

wow.. that rope was just an accident waiting to happen..

[thumper]

the part that gets me "left to play alone on a slide known to be dangerous"...

so basically, everyone knew this thing is trouble, but no one did anything about it.

[quasi]

Absolutely terrible, if anything ever happened to my son it would destroy me with no chance of return.

[MG1]

A bit off topic, but imagine what those parents would feel like if day care was an option, because they could actually afford to have one of them stay home to look after their daughter.

A lot of people don't have a choice, so placing their precious ones in a proper, well run facility is a must. Accidents happen and this was a case of pure tragedy.

I made the decision to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost wages, but my three kids are alive and safe today, because my wife was there for them 24/7. Money you can replace. A loved one, no.

Rest in peace, little girl. To the parents, I wish them the strength to get through this tough loss. Parents should never have to bury their children.

[akira112]

15 months ago I wouldn't bat an eye at this story. But now with my daughter I feel crushed reading this. RIP

[zilley]

Why the fuck is there even a rope there.

Very Sad.

RIP.

[white rocket]

MG1, very well said. Truly a heartbreaker :tears:

[Recon604]

known to be dangerous, but didnt do nothing about it. Now it caught up to them, sadly it had to be a death.

[duc_evo_sp]

WHY IS THERE ROPE NEAR THE SLIDE!!!! Any common sense in this nursery has gone out the window.

[HonestTea]

I dunno why the hell theirs a rope on the top of the slide in the first place..

[MarkyMark]

Put a noose at the top of the slide that makes sense.

Sad story
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[gilly]

rip

very sad

[Alby]

:tears:

What the fuck is a loop of rope doing on playground equipment?!

Edit: Roll call for RS parents!

Father of a 5.75 year old, and a -3 month old (i.e. wife is expecting).

Father of a 14 month

[quasi]

A bit off topic, but imagine what those parents would feel like if day care was an option, because they could actually afford to have one of them stay home to look after their daughter.

A lot of people don't have a choice, so placing their precious ones in a proper, well run facility is a must. Accidents happen and this was a case of pure tragedy.

I made the decision to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost wages, but my three kids are alive and safe today, because my wife was there for them 24/7. Money you can replace. A loved one, no.

Rest in peace, little girl. To the parents, I wish them the strength to get through this tough loss. Parents should never have to bury their children.

Mine has been in daycare since his 1st birthday, he's in grade two now. My niece who I had custody of for a year was the same. It's not an option for us, we both have to work. All you can do is do your due diligence and investigate the place that will be looking after your kids. This doesn't mean nothing will happen but it's all you can do. My son has been around some really good people, it's helped him advance in learning as well. He's always been ahead of the curve on Speech, reading and writing I attribute a lot of that to daycare.

Mine is older now so I don't worry as much but when they are young and can't speak for themselves it's scary trusting someone with your baby. I've spent around $70,000 of my net income on daycare in the last 7 years, I have gotten a little bit of that back in tax write offs but it isn't cheap. Those of you lucky enough to have family look after your kids think of all the money your saving because it's a lot.

[SkinnyPupp]

Shows what can happen when companies spend more time making sure their paperwork is good looking, rather than actually being effective.

[miss_crayon]

Truly sad and I fully agree with the 1) rope issue near a slide 2) where was everyone?!!

We did our research when placing my niece in a daycare/preschool type. Ended up choosing CEFA for 5 years and would recommend it for all parents/guardians to look into it for a safe environment for your little ones. It's pricier than your average daycare but the care and quality of supervision puts your heart at ease.

Now that she's in K, we have to take turns picking her up and watching her but I will say it was a load off of our shoulders for those years she was there.

PS. CONGRATS GUMBY! Can't wait to see little G-man's little sister/bro!!

[StylinRed]

This little girl dying over in the UK while tragic is getting far more attention than it should when compared to how many children are suffering/dying around the world

just some perspective here but canada/us/etc are/have been bombing almost entire generations of children to death and those that survive are suffering psychological problems and many others are permanently physically injured and we're supporting it

Also 1 child dies every 5 seconds around the world simply from hunger and preventable disease

just some perspective, flame suit on?

[MG1]

No flame suit needed. We all know about the suffering of children around the world. However, this story hits home for some of us.

It's like the hockey mom who got beaten to death. We identify with her. She is like one of us. It could happen to any of us, closer to home, etc.

[punkwax]

What the fuck is a loop of rope doing on playground equipment?!

Edit: Roll call for RS parents!

Father of a 5.75 year old, and a -3 month old (i.e. wife is expecting).

Exactly! How that was not seen as a potential threat to safety I'm not sure. It'd be exactly like a gallows. Kid is at top of slide with loop around neck. Kid's feet slips on the slide and she falls down the slide. Then...:tears:

wow.. that rope was just an accident waiting to happen..

Why the fuck is there even a rope there.

WHY IS THERE ROPE NEAR THE SLIDE!!!

I dunno why the hell theirs a rope on the top of the slide in the first place..

Put a noose at the top of the slide that makes sense.

No shit. I have 2 daughters, aged 6 and 4. If I saw a rope at the top of a slide like that..:denied:

Stories like this make me really thankful that my wife is a stay-at-home mom.

[SupraMan604]

RIP little one.

Makes me want to inspect in the future the area/schools/daycare where my kids will go. Unbelievable how they can let her be on her own and have a rope beside a slide like that.

[dvst8]

Children should never have to suffer. RIP. Time to go hug my 11mth old son.

[CharlesInCharge]

A nice number of concerned parents here... having a 2 year old half brother, my biggest fear is what the good doctor will do to him.

Vaccinations.


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[SkinnyPupp]

A nice number of concerned parents here... having a 2 year old half brother, my biggest fear is what the good doctor will do to him.

Vaccinations.

Secret government documents reveal vaccines to be a total hoax (http://www.naturalnews.com/038598_vaccines_medical_hoax_government_documents. html)

Hepatitis B Vaccine: An Unmitigated Disaster - AGE OF AUTISM (http://www.ageofautism.com/2009/10/hepatitis-b-vaccine-an-unmitigated-disaster-.html)

Banned from thread for posting off topic troll message

You have your own thread for this shit, keep it in there unless it's on topic.

[StylinRed]

No flame suit needed. We all know about the suffering of children around the world. However, this story hits home for some of us.

It's like the hockey mom who got beaten to death. We identify with her. She is like one of us. It could happen to any of us, closer to home, etc.

that's the thing though it should really hit home for all of us when a child goes hungry or gets diarrhea and dies! plus we could all do something to stop it without it being a burden
we should all be able to at least acknowledge and give attention to the children getting bombed everyday instead it's ignored and we pay homage to and give respect to the veterans/govt. that inflict that tragedy

ah well /venting complete

[SkinnyPupp]

This little girl dying over in the UK while tragic is getting far more attention than it should when compared to how many children are suffering/dying around the world

just some perspective here but canada/us/etc are/have been bombing almost entire generations of children to death and those that survive are suffering psychological problems and many others are permanently physically injured and we're supporting it

Also 1 child dies every 5 seconds around the world simply from hunger and preventable disease

just some perspective, flame suit on?
Do you devote your life to saving these kids all over the world?

If not, you should have nothing to say when people show emotion when a little girl dies tragically.

[Zedbra]

This is just terribly sad. Having two young boys under 5, I cannot and will not imagine ever having to bury them while I'm alive. Her parents must be crushed. I'm sending prayers.

[124Y]

Wow this is terrible... RIP to the girl :(
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[dark0821]

it rips me apart to come on revscene and read a a story like this, being a father of a 13month old daughter... this is just.... I can not believe a rope is there in the first place... WTF, if it have been already KNOWN to be dangerous then WHY THE FUCK WAS IT NOT DEALT WITH at the first moment it was found dangerous....

The amount of negligence in this tragic is unbelievable. I cant imagine something like this happening to me... it will just destroy me completely...

Rest In Peace!

[Mr.HappySilp]

I made the decision to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost wages, but my three kids are alive and safe today, because my wife was there for them 24/7. Money you can replace. A loved one, no.


I am sure all parents would rather spend time with their kids if they could. But reality is that lot's of parents are barely making ends meet with both parents working full time.

I for one know that 98% I won't have a kid. Not that I don't want one but knowing the cost of raising a child + other living expense in the city. If I want a kid I would either my wife or me to stay home and take care of them.

And one thing I don't get is that since there is a known issue why the hell is the slide still open? Why not take it down or make sure no kids are playing on it?

[PeanutButter]

When I read the story and looked at the picture, I immediately thought, what IDIOTS. Why would they have a rope like that there.

But, what I think happened was the rope generally isn't tied up like that (it looks like the rope is actually anchored at the back of the slide), I'm suspecting the rope is generally tied to the structure so kids can pull on it, pull them selves up etc. I can see that if the rope isn't tied up, it can be a tripping hazard as the rope is pretty log and can get tangled. I have no doubt that kids have tripped over the rope, which may explain the "known risk". So, because kids have been tripping over the rope, as a safety precaution they tied the rope up like that to prevent the tripping hazard.

Unfortunately, I think they didn't really realize the consequences of the rope being tied up like that because they were addressing the issue of the tripping hazard.

Anyway, that's just a possibility I thought of.

[Psykopathik]

rope ladder/bridge under construction?

[Gumby]

When I read the story and looked at the picture, I immediately thought, what IDIOTS. Why would they have a rope like that there.

But, what I think happened was the rope generally isn't tied up like that (it looks like the rope is actually anchored at the back of the slide), I'm suspecting the rope is generally tied to the structure so kids can pull on it, pull them selves up etc. I can see that if the rope isn't tied up, it can be a tripping hazard as the rope is pretty log and can get tangled. I have no doubt that kids have tripped over the rope, which may explain the "known risk". So, because kids have been tripping over the rope, as a safety precaution they tied the rope up like that to prevent the tripping hazard.

Unfortunately, I think they didn't really realize the consequences of the rope being tied up like that because they were addressing the issue of the tripping hazard.

Anyway, that's just a possibility I thought of.
The play structure in the picture looks very modern, unlike the wooden ones (with chains!) we played on as kids. Ever since becoming a parent, I've been to a lot of playgrounds, both old and new, and ropes are always anchored securely at both ends. I don't remember seeing one that's tied - to prevent the possibility of untying it I bet!

Modern playgrounds are freakin' expensive. I would assume that a big part of that cost is due to the R&D to come up with the safest equipment possible.

[GLOW]

last summer i took my boys to different playgrounds in our area. there are some really modern ones that look expensive and seem very creative. i've noticed a few with a sign in the front stating whom it was donated by.