Eastleigh Council Investigates Gate After Toddler Loses Finger
Tommy’s mother has released a video reenactment to show how the gate’s lack of a slow-close mechanism led to the injury.
Overview
- Three-year-old Tommy Warley lost more than half of his right-hand middle finger when a Conduct Gardens park gate swung back and trapped his hand on May 20.
- His mother, Rose-Marie Warley, filmed a reenactment using a carrot to demonstrate the gate’s ‘guillotine’ action and is demanding an immediate upgrade to its closing mechanism.
- Eastleigh Borough Council has launched a formal inquiry into the incident and confirmed it is maintaining contact with the family.
- Council staff inspected the site after the accident and have declared the area safe while the investigation into the gate’s design continues.
- Medical staff at Southampton General Hospital performed the amputation, and the injury is expected to have lasting effects on Tommy’s daily activities given his special educational needs and right-handedness.