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3-Year-Old Dies After Becoming Trapped in Toy Kitchen at Babysitter’s Home

The active police investigation has not released the child’s official cause of death or identified the playset’s make.

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In 2025, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled nearly 192,000 KidKraft "Farm to Table" wooden play kitchens after a 23-month-old Oregon boy died when his clothing became caught on a hook attached to the back of the play kitchen, creating a strangulation hazard. (Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Overview

  • A toddler was found unresponsive with her head stuck in a wooden play kitchen at a Boynton Beach babysitter’s home on July 23 and died at a hospital on July 27.
  • Police say the babysitter had left and the babysitter’s spouse was upstairs checking on the children when the spouse found the girl, freed her, and began life-saving measures before first responders arrived.
  • Investigators describe the toy as an older wooden set bought from Facebook Marketplace and say they do not yet know its brand or model.
  • The family has publicly identified the child as Briella and created a GoFundMe to cover funeral and related expenses.
  • The case is under active investigation with no charges filed and authorities have not confirmed a medical examiner ruling despite a limited media report citing 'probable positional asphyxia'; coverage has also recalled a 2025 CPSC recall of nearly 192,000 KidKraft wooden play kitchens for a prior fatal hazard.