A 'dust devil' that lifted a jumping castle into the air, killing six primary school children, could not have been foreseen, a court has been told, as the families of the young victims face a ...

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Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle case being held at Devonport Magistrates Court. Picture: Brodie Weeding “Many have described this event as a ‘mini-tornado’. It was over in seconds.

The defence says the jumping castle's operator received no instructions, while the prosecution says the set-up of the jumping castle was 'basically trial and error'.

Six children died in the incident at the Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport, northern Tasmania, in which a “dust devil” lifted the jumping castle high into the air. The Devonport ...

Six children died when a wind gust lifted the jumping castle into the air at the northern Tasmania primary school at an end of year celebration in 2021. Families once again… SBS ...

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A decision on whether charges will be laid against the owner of the jumping castle involved in the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy will be made in three months. Magistrate Robert Webster told the ...