Overview

• Coroner Jason Pegg delivered a conclusion of accidental death after an inquest on May 28, 2025.
• Rebecca Dunn told the hearing that allowing her eight-year-old daughter onto the balcony was “the biggest mistake” of her life and said her earlier cannabis use did not impair her care.
• The inquest heard that the sixth-floor balcony at Pickwick House was cluttered with eight bin bags of clothes and a cushioned pouffe chair.
• Witnesses said Minnie Rae stood on an object that raised her waist above the balcony wall before falling 18 metres, and her friend’s attempt to catch her failed.
• Hampshire Constabulary confirmed that Rebecca Dunn was arrested on suspicion of neglect but released without charge.