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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 1:22p.m.

A five-year-old boy killed while playing among felled trees at Motueka High School has been named

A five-year-old boy killed while playing among felled trees at Motueka High School has been named

A five-year-old boy killed while playing among felled trees at Motueka High School has been named.

Glen Eric Takaro Temiha-Barlow was killed while reportedly playing on a pile of logs stacked on the school’s rugby field.

The accident happened on the school's grounds about 5.45pm on Thursday.

Police say a group of children were playing on the logs when one was dislodged, landing on Glen.

There was no fencing around the log pile, which was stacked three to four logs high on the field.

Acting Senior Sergeant Rob Crawford told Radio New Zealand a group of children were “playing on top of the logs and jumping up and down on them”, which may have caused a log to become loose and roll off the stack.  

The logs were cut from some rotting poplars that the Tasman District Council said the school was required to fell.  They were stacked on Wednesday night and were due to be removed today.

Mr Crawford said OSH is investigating the lack of fencing around the pile.

Police and The Department of Labour are investigating.

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11 Feb 2012 12:24p.m.

chris wrote:

Sadly, another case of wisdom from hindsight, and yes a recipe for disaster-reports say 4 or 5 children,only aged 4-5yrs old,were playing unsupervised in large college grounds???-sure not something I would have allowed my 4-5yr old to do-and if not logs it could easily have been equipment,facilites,gym /play and other outdoor stuff not suited for 4-5yr olds-the family must be so devastated at losing a wee boy in this way,but hopefully NO-ONE is unfairly blamed for it.

10 Feb 2012 06:10p.m.

Zyntarah wrote:

This is such a tradgedy for this young little boys whanau . This made me cry ! oxxoxoxoxoxxx =(

10 Feb 2012 02:25p.m.

Eddy wrote:

just wanna pay my respects to family of 5 year old boy who was killed by felled trees. I have a young boy and It really tears your heart strings when you hear these things happening to such a young fella. kiakaha to whanau.