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Another toddler has been killed by an IKEA chest of drawers

This makes a total of eight child deaths

In a tragic reminder to make sure the furniture in your home is properly secured, it’s emerged that another child has been killed by a chest of drawers falling on them.

Josef Dudek was two years old when the IKEA Malm chest of drawers toppled over onto him.

And Josef’s father discovered the young boy’s body in his bedroom when checking on him later.

Shockingly, EIGHT children have been killed by IKEA products falling over on them.

And four have been crushed by the same model of furniture, the Malm chest of drawers, which IKEA recalled in 2016.

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However, the family is seeking justice, with their lawyer Daniel Mann saying: “Jozef’s tragic death was completely avoidable.

“What makes this death more heartbreaking is the fact that last year’s so-called recall was poorly publicised by IKEA and ineffective in getting these defective and unstable dressers out of children’s bedrooms across the country.”

Daniel Mann has represented the families of three other children who also died due to IKEA furniture, and has outlined the family’s plan to sue the Swedish furniture giant.

It will be of hollow comfort to the Dudek family, who live in Buena Park, California, who say they had not been aware of any product recall.

The furniture store produced a statement that offered “sincere condolences during this most difficult time”.

And the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said it is investigating the incident.

IKEA has already paid out an incredible £38 million in compensation to three other families affected by similar tragedies.

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Ted McGee of Minnesota, Curran Collas of Pennsylvania, and Camden Ellis of Washington all died between 2012 and 2014 in similar circumstances.

And the superstore had to recall 29 million items sold in the USA last year, after failing safety tests.

Jozef is believed to be the first confirmed casualty since the product recall.


Nancy Brown
Associate Editor