Families of the children killed and injured in the 2021 jumping castle tragedy have launched a class action against the state and the company that set up the equipment.
The mother of one of the six children killed in a primary school jumping castle tragedy has directed her anger at the owner of the company accused of workplace safety breaches over the incident.
The Apple Isle is a place of plenty for the food,wine and beer,the cheese and chocolate,and country hospitality.
There was even more sadness at the Christmas Eve funeral of 12-year-old Jye Sheehan in Devonport,as news emerged of the serious injuries the boy’s father had sustained in a separate accident.
The young mother of Zane Mellor has given an emotional tribute to her 12-year-old son,who died in last week’s Devonport jumping castle tragedy.
Police confirmed another child had died of his injuries at Royal Hobart Hospital on Sunday.
Immediate family members have kept watch by the children’s bedside since the tragedy occurred at Devonport’s Hillcrest Primary School on Thursday.
The PM and his wife have visited Hillcrest Primary School to mourn the loss of the five children who died in a tragic accident there.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promised close to $1 million for trauma counselling for the Devonport community after the shocking jumping castle tragedy.
Tasmania Police on Friday named the children who died as Addison Stewart,11,Zane Mellor,12,Jye Sheehan,12,Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones,12,and Peter Dodt,12.