Anchors for jumping castle to centre of 2021 Hillcrest tragedy not to Australian standard, engineer tells Devonport court hearing

ABC NEWS (Australia) 2024-11-11

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Experts on inflatable bouncing castles have given evidence at the hearing into an accident at a Tasmanian primary school in 2021. Six children were killed when the jumping castle became airborne at the end of term celebration. An engineer told the court the castle and its anchoring system were not up to Australian standards.

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