#cemetery-incident

#cemetery-incident

A four-year-old boy has died after a gravestone fell onto him in a cemetery in Lancashire. Emergency services were called to Rawtenstall Cemetery at around 1pm on Saturday afternoon following reports a gravestone had fallen onto a child. Despite efforts to save him, the boy died. Lancashire Police said his death is not being treated as suspicious and that it will pass a file onto the HM Coroner in due course.

Ch Supt Simpson said, "However, now our inquiry has progressed we are confident that sadly, this was a religiously motivated act," highlighting the seriousness of the investigation.