Pool where toddler drowned failed multiple inspections
A Coroner has heard that a pool where a toddler drowned in 2023 has failed multiple inspections. River Albert-Wihone had only recently turned one when he was found unresponsive in the backyard pool at his family home in Auckland. A Coroner's inquest is examing whether concerns about the pool's gate and fence were adequately dealt with. Finn Blackwell has more.
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