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10 year-old boy dies after incident at Reading shopping centre

A 10-year-old boy has died from severe head injuries following an incident at a shopping centre.

The boy suffered serious head injuries after an incident involving shop furniture at the Oracle shopping centre in Reading on Monday afternoon.

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Store display barrier was involved in boy's death

Police are continuing to investigate the boy's death Credit: ITV

Thames Valley Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a 10-year-old boy at Topshop in the Oracle shopping centre, Reading.

At around 4.15pm on Monday afternoon officers were called to the centre.

They found a 10-year-old boy had suffered serious head injuries after an incident involving a store display barrier.

The boy, from the Reading area, was taken to Royal Berkshire Hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead.

A date for a post-mortem has not yet been set.

This is a tragic incident in which a boy has lost his life. We are supporting the boy’s family to assist them at this very difficult time.

We continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding this death. A scene watch is in place at the Topshop store and is likely to be in place for some time.

Detectives are now working with the local authority and the store owners to gather all of the information on how this incident happened.

– Det Supt Paul Hayles

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