>> Yep, got that. My observation was meant to be that it's unusual for a company
>> to be cleared in such clases.
I'm not sure anyone has been 'cleared'. AIUI this was an inquest verdict and in circumstances nothing 'stronger' than accident was available to the jury. In reality it was an accident that could and should have been avoided.
Ordinary domestic furniture carries warnings against being pulled over by children. Instructions for the IKEA book case I've just put up in Mrs B's study recommended attaching it to the wall. Same with their chests of drawers.
There had been previous incidents in Topshop stores where identical barriers had been turned over by children engaging in horseplay. If something weighs between 110 and 180kg (reports differ) then it shouldn't be capable of being up-ended by an 11 year old doing pull ups on it. It needs to be anchored by more than the reported wood screws.
The fact that store manager had been alerted to the possibility of it being toppled is pretty damning too.
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