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Guardia Civil Detains Two Over Toddler’s Electrocution at Murcia Fairground

Investigators suspect a grounding fault on the privately operated trampoline attraction caused the fatal shock

Overview

  • The arrests on June 19 follow the June 15 incident in Alquerías in which 2-year-old Amira received a lethal electric shock.
  • Prosecutors have charged the two suspects, including the attraction owner, with reckless homicide and four counts of injury for victims aged 8 to 12.
  • Preliminary forensics point to a failure in the earthing system that allowed live current to energize the play surface of the trampoline.
  • The trampoline was installed on private land during patron saint festivities and escaped municipal or regional safety inspections.
  • Judicial investigators have requested installation certificates, technical reviews and permits from the city council as they work to assign responsibility