{"id":240985,"date":"2025-07-05T20:44:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T20:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/240985\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T20:44:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T20:44:11","slug":"boy-four-is-killed-after-being-crushed-by-falling-gravestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/240985\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy, four, is killed after being ‘crushed by falling gravestone’"},"content":{"rendered":"

By POPPY ATKINSON GIBSON<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 15:56 EDT, 5 July 2025 | Updated: 16:26 EDT, 5 July 2025 <\/p>\n

A four-year-old boy has been killed after a gravestone crushed him at a cemetery just outside Burnley, Lancashire.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The incident occurred in Rawtenstall Cemetery in Burnley Road, Haslingdon at 1pm on Saturday afternoon and emergency services were called to the scene.<\/p>\n

Despite the best efforts of Lancashire Police<\/a> to save the little boy, he tragically died,\u00a0Lancashire Telegraph<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

Police have confirmed that the four-year-old boy’s death is not being treated as suspicious and information will be passed to the coroners’ office ‘in due course’.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: ‘We were called to Rawtenstall Cemetery at 1pm today (July 5) following reports a gravestone had fallen onto a child.<\/p>\n

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A four-year-old boy has tragically died after a gravestone fell on him at Rawtenstall Cemetery in Burnley Road, Haslingdon (pictured)<\/p>\n

‘Tragically, and despite the best efforts of the emergency services, the boy sadly died. Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this devastating time.<\/p>\n

‘His death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed onto HM Coroner in due course.’<\/p>\n

This is a breaking story, more to follow.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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