The family of the four-year-old girl who died after drowning in a swimming pool in Guingamp (Côtes-d'Armor) announced on Friday that they had filed a complaint.
The girl had inhaled water during an outing with the Ploumagoar leisure center (Côtes-d'Armor) on July 27.
She had been hospitalized and died on August 2, her parents said in a press release relayed by
Le Télégramme
.
The complaint was filed on August 22, their lawyer said.
The purpose of the approach is “to understand the circumstances in which such a tragedy could have occurred”, can we read in the press release.
The family of the child denounced comments made by Vincent Le Meaux, president of Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomeration, manager of the swimming pool.
“The fatal tragedy has been avoided”, welcomed the elected official quoted by
Le Télégramme
, praising the speed of the relief.
At the time of this statement, the parents of the victim were in hospital in Brest (Finistère) with their daughter in a coma.
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