Boy, 2, killed by falling fireplace while dancing to Cocomelon TV show A two-year-old boy died when a TV and marble fireplace toppled over and struck his head while he danced along to Cocomelon, an inquest has heard.
The Manchester Evening News understands the incident involved a fireplace and adjoining television which toppled over and left the child severely hurt.]
The flatscreen TV weighing up to 30kg was resting atop the fireplace and neither was fitted to the living room wall, Bolton Coroners’ Court was told.
Carter Walsh was watching the children’s musical series when the freak accident occurred at his home in Wigan on September 18.
Concluding the death was an accident, Greater Manchester West area coroner Peter Sigee told his family: ‘I give my condolences and I am so sorry we have had to meet in such tragic circumstances.’.
