Was tragic boy pushed into lake by another child?
THE parents of a five-year-old boy who drowned at a water park fear he may have been pushed into a lake by another child.
Charlie Dunn hated water and could not swim, his family said yesterday.
He was dragged from a shallow lagoon after he was found unconscious by an older child who was searching for his goggles. Charlie was taken to hospital but died shortly afterwards.
He had been on a day out to Bosworth Water Park near Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, with his mother Lynsey Dunn, 28, step-father Paul Smith, 35, and eight-year-old sister Rebecca. The site has 20 acres of water spread over 50 acres of park.
The couple were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence after Charlie’s death on Saturday. They were released on bail without charge on Sunday as inquiries continue.
Mr Smith’s mother, Sharon Robinson, said yesterday: “They are devastated. We went to the hospital because Charlie had a very slight pulse and he died at half past seven. They were arrested straight away at the hospital. They were put in separate police cars and kept apart.
“Then they were held there all night and released on Sunday. I think it is a formality. The police have to investigate.”
Ms Robinson said: “He couldn’t swim because he didn’t like the water. It was a nightmare to try to get him to have a bath. Charlie was only little. His parents think there might have been a child out there who pushed him over. We just don’t know.”