Everything About the Toddler Who Died from a Falling Mirror, With Statements from Jewel & the Shop

On Friday (23 August 2019) at around 12:30 p.m., a tragedy struck in Jewel Changi Airport.

In an Urban Revivo outlet, a full-length mirror fell on an 18-month-old toddler. First aid was administered on the child before the paramedics arrived, and she was sent unconscious to Changi General Hospital.

Unfortunately, the girl succumbed to her injuries and was soon pronounced dead.

The police have classified this as an unnatural death and are investigating.

After the incident, the shop closed immediately and a sign, “Closed for stock-taking”, was indicated at the shopfront.

Yesterday morning, the child’s family, believed to be tourists from China, collected her body from the morgue.

Statements from Jewel and Urban Revivo

Both Jewel Changi Airport and Urban Revivo have responded with their respective statements.

Jewel Changi Airport said, “We are deeply saddened by the tragic accident involving a child at Urban Revivo yesterday afternoon. A full-length mirror had fallen and staff on-site quickly administered first aid on the child as they waited for the paramedics to arrive. Unfortunately, the child succumbed to her injuries at the hospital.

“We are in contact with the family and providing them our fullest support during this difficult time. Our hearts and thoughts are with them.”

Ubran Revivo said, “UR (Urban Revivo) is deeply saddened by a tragic accident involving a child at our store in Jewel, Changi Airport yesterday afternoon. We are assisting the police with its investigations. We are in contact with the family, and providing them our fullest support during this difficult time. Out of respect for the privacy of the family, we are unable to comment further.”

There were also allegations that after the incident, the staff had gone to get an icepack for the child.

So, what is Urban Revivo?

Urban Revivo, China’s Answer to Zara

Known to be China’s answer to Zara, the chain, which was founded in 2006, focuses on trendy womenswear and menswear pieces at attractive prices. Some have likened it to Topshop as well.

It has more than 200 shops in China, and 3 outlets in Singapore, namely in Raffles City, Plaza Singapura and of course, Jewel. The fashion label has also expanded to Bangkok and London, with one shop in each city respectively.

So, why would a full-length mirror kill a girl?

Standing Mirror & Fixed Mirror

It’s unknown whether the mirror in this case is one that stands by itself with legs, or one that’s fixed to the wall.

If it’s fixed to the wall, then there’s only one reason why it has fallen: the contractor is definitely to be blamed.

However, for mirrors that stand by themselves, they’re, according to the words of a coroner in England, an “accident waiting to happen.”

Back in 2013, a four-year-old boy was crushed to death in a Hugo Boss outlet when he moved the wings of a three-piece standing mirror. The mirror, which weighed a whopping 118 kg, fell on him after it wobbled.

Hugo Boss was then fined more than SGD$2 million for the incident.

In any case, here’s a PSA for all parents: keep an eye on your child. If even a mirror can kill, there are many other innocuous items that could kill someone.