Families of Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy shocked at verdict

Australian Community Media

Rosemary Anne Gamble, trading as Taz-Zorb, was found not guilty of a health and safety charge over the 2021 tragedy, in which six children died and three were seriously injured during an end-of-year school celebration.

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00:00The operator of the Jumping Castle at the centre of the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy has today

00:04been found not guilty of failing to comply with her health and safety duty. Six children were

00:09killed and three others were seriously injured when the Jumping Castle at their primary school

00:14became airborne in Devonport in December 2021. Rosemary Ann Gamble, the owner of the inflatables

00:20company Taz Zorb, faced a two-week criminal hearing in the Devonport Magistrates Court in November

00:25after she pleaded not guilty to the charge. Today Magistrate Robert Webster found that the charge

00:31had not been proven and said that she was free to leave. After the decision was handed down, Georgie

00:37Burr, the mother of Zane Mellor who was killed in the incident, said the outcome of the criminal

00:42proceedings did not reflect the weight of the family's loss. She said I am deeply disappointed

00:48in the Tasmanian justice system. Peter Dot's father, Andrew, also said that he felt broken by the decision.

00:55So, I mean, I think I'm going to be broke. Hello, Lord.

01:01I really, I don't know how I feel, I don't know what to say,

01:08but I thank yous for walking the path with us. It was a very long path and I think we've still

01:14got a long way to go. That's it. What's your hope comes out of the colonial interest?

01:21I'm not quite sure. I think our hope's just shattered now. Like,

01:32at the end of the day, all I wanted was an apology for my son not coming home and I'm never going to

01:38get it. And that killed me. Sorry. Thank you. Thank you.

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