Small Boy Killed By Falling Fence Door

PATTAYA:--A 3-year-old boy died from his injuries after a heavy iron fence door fell on him. He was opening the door in front of his house in Tambon after a family shopping trip. His shocked parents lifted the fence off and summoned help, but the boy died before rescue officers arrived.

PATTAYA – September 1, 2012 [PDN]; at 11:30 a.m., a fatal accident involving a child was reported to Pol. Capt. Jeerasak Aebphaeng, investigation officer, Banglamung police station, Nong Preu sub branch, Chonburi province.

The child had been crushed by an iron fence door at house number 93/43 Daraphan 3 village Soi Khaotalo 8 Moo 11 Tambon Nong Preu, Amphur Banglamung.

A police team rushed to the scene with the rescue officer from the Sawangboribulthammasathan Pattaya foundation.

In front of a 1-story townhouse, police found the body of the 3-year-old boy, Jonathan John Athip Chapman or JJ, who isThai-British. He was lying on the ground, bleeding heavily from a broken skull. Jonathan was a pre-kindergarten student at Tantrarak school,

Hugging his body and crying uncontrollably were his parents, Mr. Ewan Phillip Chapman, age 42, nationality British, and Mrs. Duangthip Petchneamage, age 31.

Lying on the ground nearby was the iron sliding-door fence that had killed the boy. It was approximately 3 meters high and almost 2 meters wide. Neighbors had helped move the heavy fence to the side of the house immediately after the accident.

Full story:http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2012/09/02/small-boy-killed-by-falling-fence-door/

--PATTAYA DAILY NEWS 2012-09-02

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that is tragic,so tragic, I myself have a little boy, and words cannot express how I feel.

R I P little John .

How very sad....R.I.P

3 year boy dies in a tragic accident outside East Pattaya home

PATTAYA:--In Pattaya at 11.30 on Saturday morning, a 3-year-old boy was killed in a tragic accident when he was crushed by a steel gate outside his home.

Young Jonathan was returning home, a town house at the Darapan Village in Soi Kaotalo with his parents, 42 year old British citizen Ewan Chapman and his 31 year old Thai wife. The young boy went ahead to open the large, steel sliding gate, but as the gate opened it ran beyond its restraining guides and fell on top of the boy.

The rescue services were called but the boy died before they arrived.

Full story:http://www.pattayaon...t-pattaya-home/

-- Pattaya One 2012-09-02

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OMG !!!! How sad this is. Poor little boy and poor family.

RIP litle boy and huge condolences to the family.

What a tragedy..there no words for it..R.I.P

SO sad, one of the saddest things I've ever heard of here.

The saddest part of this story is how easy it could have been prevented. But the general attitude in this country seems to be just wait for tragedy to occur and then react rather than try and prevent it.

Jonathan’s distraught mother pleaded with other parents to make sure their gates were safe to prevent any further tragedies like this happening to their children.

Edited September 4, 201213 yr by Jayman