Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Hillcrest jumping castle staff tell Devonport court of moment inflatable became airborne, before six students died

Two workers who helped peg down the jumping castle at a Tasmanian primary school on the day six students died have told a Devonport court of the moment they realised it had been lifted into the air.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Inflatables expert tells court Hillcrest jumping castle would have remained anchored if eight star pickets were used

Inflatables expert and mechanical engineer Roderick McDonald continued giving evidence in the Devonport Magistrates Court on the 2021 jumping castle tragedy at Hillcrest Primary School, which caused ...
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Tensions rise in Hillcrest jumping castle case as expert witness on inflatables cross-examined

Tensions flared in a Tasmanian court on Friday morning as a crown prosecutor sought to keep a witness for the defence case in the Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle tragedy on topic. University ...
BBC

Are children safe on bouncy inflatables?

They are a mainstay of children's parties, but following the death of a little girl in Norfolk parents are asking how safe are inflatable trampolines and bouncy castles? Three-year-old Ava-May ...
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Hillcrest jumping castle staff tell Devonport court of moment inflatable became airborne, before six students died

Warning: This story contains details that may distress some readers. The operators of the jumping castle used at Hillcrest Primary School when six students died in 2021 used YouTube to research how to ...