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A tragedy occurred at the start of the week. While playing near a multi-sport field, a 4-year-old child tragically lost his life after being hit by a padlocked Football goal.
Catalonia has been in mourning since the start of the week. Tuesday January 14, while he was under a sports complex, a young 4-year-old boy tragically lost his life in the town of Subirats (Spain). A football goal fell on the child and he could not be saved despite the intervention of the emergency services.
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Catalan television channel TV3 reported that the victim “did not participate in any activities, but was playing alone.” Other elements of the investigation, which will make it possible to determine the exact circumstances of the tragedy, indicate that the football goal was located in a corner of the field, outside the limits of the multi-sports field.
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Jaume Domènech, mayor of the Catalan town, however detailed that the goal was hung with a padlock in “safe conditions”, and that there had “never been a problem before” in this complex where many young people play after school.
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The mayor expressed his “deepest condolences to the family, friends and all residents of the Ordal district for this tragic loss”. The day after the tragedy, a minute of silence was observed in the town. “The mayor, Jaume Domènech, has decreed three days of official mourning as a sign of respect and solidarity in the face of this tragedy” also indicated the municipality of Subirats.
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