Gafargaon minor child dies after getting headscarf caught in swing

Gafargaon (Mymensingh) Correspondent :

A child named Afra Mehnaz (6) died after getting her headscarf caught in a swing while playing with her playmates in Gafargaon, Mymensingh.
The accident occurred on Saturday in the Jamtala More area of the municipality.
Afra Mehnaz (6) is the second daughter of Abdullah Al Mamun Babu and Afroza Khatun of Sandian village of Rasulpur union of the upazila. They are residents of the Jamtala More area of the municipality. According to police and the child’s family sources, Afra was playing near her house in the morning. At one point, she got her headscarf around her neck caught in the swing while swinging.
Hearing the screams of other children, the family members rescued the child and quickly took her to the Upazila Health Complex. The doctor on duty there declared the child dead.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gafargaon Police Station Shibirul Islam said, “After learning about the matter, the police visited the scene.”
The tragic death of the child has cast a shadow of grief over the family and the area.