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Parents of infant crushed to death by TV face prosecutor on manslaughter charges

Parents of infant crushed to death by TV face prosecutor on manslaughter charges

The parents of an infant that was crushed to death when a television set fell on it on Saturday at their home in a Roma settlement on Rhodes faced a prosecutor on the Dodecanesian island on Monday on charges of causing manslaughter through neglect.

The infant, which was aged one-and-a-half years, died instantly, according to medics who inspected the body following its transfer to a local hospital.

Police on the island were seeking to determine the exact circumstances of the incident. 

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