An inquest is unable to conclude whether a 2018 house fire that killed a 2-year-old in the Blue Mountains accidental or deliberately lit, with the coroner nonetheless finding 'unusual circumstances … certainly worthy of pause and consideration'.
A coroner could not conclude whether a house fire that killed a toddler in the NSW Blue Mountains was an accident or deliberately lit.The coroner says she cannot determine whether the fire was caused by an accident, electrical fault, or was deliberately lit
A triple-0 call was made at 7:55am that Saturday morning and the house was described as "all but burnt to the ground" 40 minutes later.She lived at the property with her parents and two siblings but was the only one who did not escape the fire. Magistrate Forbes also noted the presence of jerry cans of petrol at the house that the toddler's father said was used to fuel his chainsaw to chop wood as "strange", and the parents' "unusual" response to the fire."However, I am not satisfied that they are of a quality on their own or together to support a positive finding that the fire was deliberately lit by .
She also proposed it could have started from a cigarette accident, but concluded she could not determine a cause.Changes have been made at the Department of Communities and Justice following the girl's death.In June of 2017, about 10 months before the blaze, DCJ completed an assessment which found the children were at "high" risk of future harm.Magistrate Forbes noted DCJ conducted an Internal Child Death Review after the toddler was killed.
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