Charges against owner of Rye carnival ride that killed six-year-old boy dropped

WorkSafe Victoria has dropped all charges against the owner of a carnival ride that fatally flung out a six-year-old boy on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula three years ago.The Cha Cha ride, owned by Wittingslow Amusements, was shut down for two days after the fatal incidentIn Victoria, there is no statutory requirement for rides to be inspected

Eugene Mahauariki died at the Royal Children's Hospital from head injuries four days after falling from the Cha Cha ride at the Rye foreshore on Easter Monday in 2017. WorkSafe Victoria charged Wittingslow Amusements over the boy's death, but today all charges were dropped in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court.

Eugene's father, Stacey Mahauariki, worked at the carnival and Eugene was taking the last ride of the day with another six-year-old when he fell. After the fatal incident, the ride was shut down for two days before Wittingslow Amusements was allowed to reopen it.

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