Ghost estate claims first victim

People always complain about childhood obesity and coddling parents keeping their children indoors, not letting them roam free like in the old days, and then a tragic accident happens and the very same people complain 'where were the parents??'

I know the poor boy was only 2 but if he'd been 7/8/9 ect people would still be blaming the parents.

They aren't superheros and tragic accidents do happen.

R.I.P

That is terribly sad. The poor parents will go over this afternoon in their head for a long long time. RIP.

Sweetpea101 wrote: »

The poor little mite - RIP

But about them sneaking out - it's not so much sneaking, as it is figuring our what they can do - my now four year old, when he was two, got a hold of my keys, about ten or fifteen on the bunch, he found the key to the hall door, unlocked and opened it, bringing him into the porch, found the key to the front door, unlocked and opened it, bringing him into the garden, and when I heard the noises from outside I went running, and he was climbing into the car that he had also unlocked!!!! They do get out without anyone being irresponsible, you just don't think they can do until they do!!!

JEEEZ you have a smart child there.

but just saying i have a 2 year old and we are very carefull, we have the gates, outside gates and locks on them because she has worked out how to open that, as carefull as you can be there is always times they do something outside your barriers you put in their way to keep them safe, 99 times out of a hundred they come to no harm and you can count yourself lucky and have a laugh with your friends over a coffee next day on how cute they are, then there is the 1 time out of a hundred when something terrible happens,

my heart goes out to that poor family, rip

Ghost estate or not, FF or not, the parents or whoever was supervising or not is all inconsequential right now. A 2 year old child is dead and is never coming back to its loved ones. No one deserves what this child got or what his or her family is going through and will never get over for the rest of their days. Even if our ghost estates are finished or demolished it may save lives but never bring back this poor little child. R.I.P. little one

Kids can escape very easily unknown to anyone.
A few years ago I thought my eyes were playing tricks when I saw a baby no more than one or one n a half sitting on side of a busy road. I jammed on breaks and looked to find parents, picked child up n brought it into the house which turned out to be neighbours.
In the meantime a frantic dad n baby's sister were searching next door. I was shaking for ages after thinking how that child could have been killed , the dad reckons he turned his back for a minute and didn't expect child to be outside so was searching all through the house so perhaps this could be the case here.
No matter the circumstances , that family are without a son, god love them! May the little mite rest in peace!!!

The poor little thing, what an awful tragedy for this little innocent person and his family. I have a 2 year old and was listening to that story coming home in the car and I just hugged and kissed him when I saw him.

What a heartbreaking story. Poor kid. I feel terrible for the family as well - you just know this is going to haunt them til their dying day.

Anyone who has blamed FF for this just think for a second, will any of FF actually care or feel any guilt. Simple answer no they won't.