Devonport jumping castle tragedy: Scott Morrison and wife Jenny break down in tears
Touching moment Scott Morrison comforts wife Jenny as she breaks down while laying flowers outside a school where five children were killed in a freak jumping castle accident
- Scott Morrison and wife Jenny breakdown in emotional Devonport tribute
- Five children died when a jumping castle flew 10metres into the air on Thursday
- The Prime Minister bent his knee for a minute of silence to honour the victims
- Mr Morrison and his wife left flowers and a handwritten note for the children
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Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny have paid tribute to the children who were tragically killed in a freak jumping castle accident in Tasmania this week.
The couple broke down as they left flowers outside Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport on Saturday.
The bouquets were left with a handwritten note which read: ‘In loving memory of these beautiful children who are no longer with us.’
Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny have paid tribute to the children who were tragically killed in a freak jumping castle accident in Tasmania this week
‘Our hearts break for the families and the community left behind. Thinking of you all. With love and sympathy, Jen, Scott, Abbey and Lilly.’
Mr Morrison solemnly knelt for a minute of silence before reading some of the cards left by members of the community.
Five children – Zane Mellor, Peter Dodt, Jye Sheehan, Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones, all aged 12, and their classmate Addison Stewart, 11 – lost their lives when the jumping castle they were on flew ten metres into the air after a gust of wind.
The Prime Minister looked emotional as he left flowers at the school on Saturday
Three more students are fighting for life in hospital and another is now recovering at home.
Photos have showed the shattered faces of family members, classmates and fellow community members unable to fathom how such a tragedy could have occurred.
The state’s education minister Sarah Courtney was visibly emotional as she delivered a bouquet of flowers to the memorial on Saturday.
Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein, Deputy Premier Jeremy Rockliff and Devonport Mayor Annette Rockliff have each dropped off flowers, while children have written heartfelt messages in crayon on the sidewalk.
The entire side of the footpath is now a shrine dedicated to remembering the students who were lost.
It comes after it was revealed the state’s education department has banned all state schools from using jumping castles while the investigation into the accident is ongoing.
Tasmania’s Education Department confirmed they have ‘put a hold on the use of jumping castle-style equipment until the results of the investigation are known’.
