Girl,8, fell to her dying after enjoying on mum’s sixth-floor balcony | UK | News | EUROtoday

Eight-year-old Minnie Rae Dunn fell to her dying from her mom’s sixth-floor balcony after she went out to play with a pal. An inquest heard that the little woman was visiting the house of her mom, Rebecca Dunn, in Portsmouth, when she fell to her dying at 6pm on August 24, 2023. Minnie Rae, who lived along with her grandmother, visited the house of her mom, whose balcony was “cluttered”, the inquest heard.

The listening to heard that eight bin luggage holding outdated garments had been scattered throughout the balcony on the time of Minnie Rae’s go to. It reportedly has a brick wall a couple of metre excessive with anti-pigeon netting above. While giving proof, Ms Dunn stated her daughter was “sassy” and a “good kid” who would generally go onto the balcony when she visited her dwelling.

A cushioned pouffe chair, which was additionally on the balcony, had been moved away from the window by somebody who went out for a cigarette, Ms Dunn informed the listening to. The mom stated that she refused to let her daughter and one other woman go on to the balcony that day, however later gave in. She stated it was “the biggest mistake of [her] life”.

Minnie Rae’s mom admitted to smoking hashish earlier within the day of her daughter’s deadly fall. She defined to law enforcement officials that it made her “calm” and “drowsy” however she “did it for [her] mental health”.

When requested by Coroner Jason Pegg if it impacted her potential to look after Minnie Rae, she answered, “No.”

Ms Dunn added that she had not but been in a position to grieve for her daughter, saying she was an “emotional mess”.

At the time of the incident, the listening to heard that the opposite woman on the balcony had tried to seize the eight-year-old as she fell. “I couldn’t hold on, my hand slipped off as she was moving really fast,” she informed the police.

Mr Pegg stated {that a} neighbour had reported seeing Minnie Rae standing on one thing earlier than she fell.

The coroner concluded that it was an unintentional dying, saying: “This was a desperately dreadful and tragic accident.”