Airport Conveyor Belt Kills Baby

[Del]

A baby has died after he was trapped in the baggage collection conveyor belt at a Spanish airport following a flight from Gatwick.

The child's American mother flew into Alicante-Elche airport at 11pm on Wednesday with the five-month-old and other young child on an easyJet flight from London, sources at the airport said.

She placed the child inside a baby carrier on a stopped heavy baggage collection belt - which police believe may have been activated by the weight.

A Guardia Civil spokesman said: "We are still in the early stages of the investigation and looking at CCTV footage, but it seems that it was an accident.

"The mother left the baby on the conveyor belt, which can be activated by detecting weight or by an airport employee.

"It seems that the baby carrier's weight activated the belt and the child was trapped in the rollers in the drop zone."

Her Canadian husband was waiting for the family in the arrivals zone when the incident happened at around 11.30pm.

The family were reportedly in Spain for a holiday in the nearby resort town of Denia on eastern Spain's Costa Blanca.

Guardia Civil officers on duty at the airport alerted emergency services.

Despite attempts to resuscitate the baby, he was pronounced dead by the airport's on call doctor at the scene.

A post-mortem examination is expected to take place on Thursday or Friday.

Jesus what a stupid woman

 

[carlos21]

Jesus what a stupid woman

I agree there sean.

 

[Groucho]

Jesus wept

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Watch her sue the airport

 

[peteblue]

Dreadful news, the woman is incredibly stupid but will be absolutely distraught, no one deserves that. Poor child........

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

It does wind me up seeing people ignore the yellow line. Its an idiot proof line, which certain idiots clearly need to obey.

 

[Allezfan]

Dreadful news, the woman is incredibly stupid but will be absolutely distraught, no one deserves that. Poor child........

Yeah, imagine going through life knowing you killed your own child by sheer stupidity.

Poor sod.

 

[Del]

Yeah, imagine going through life knowing you killed your own child by sheer stupidity.

Poor sod.

I don't know how you would live with yourself

She must have left the baby and walked off or turned her back because those things don't move that quickly

 

[Davey_Moist]

I don't know how you would live with yourself

She must have left the baby and walked off or turned her back because those things don't move that quickly

Absolutely shocking from the woman.

Should be locked away or at least sterilised so she cannot reproduce and kill her own children again.

 

[Toffeelover]

Only herself to blame.

 

[roydo]

Yeah, imagine going through life knowing you killed your own child by sheer stupidity.

Poor sod.

As always mate, well put.

 

[Bungle]

Absolutely shocking from the woman.

Should be locked away or at least sterilised so she cannot reproduce and kill her own children again.

Bit harsh that mate.

Poor kid, sheer stupidity

 

[roydo]

Absolutely shocking from the woman.

Should be locked away or at least sterilised so she cannot reproduce and kill her own children again.

Ok mate.

 

[Eggs]

...doesn't bare thinking about.

 

[Pat's Van]

that's fkn horrific, poor kid