Girl, 11, dies after football goal falls on her head in Poland as heartbroken mum says ‘I hoped for a miracle’
AN 11-YEAR-OLD girl has died after she was crushed by a football goal while playing with her pals.
Liliana Skrezyna’s heartbroken mum Anna Winiarska said she “hoped for a miracle” as she sat by her daughter’s bedside in hospital.
After having a kickabout with friends at her local football pitch in Zalasowa, Poland, Liliana and her pals decided to climb the goal.
But Liliana slipped and fell to the ground – and the goal collapsed and fell on her head.
Her pals raced to find a group of adults who called the emergency services.
Paramedics said they arrived to find the youngster “unconscious without vital signs”.
Liliana was rushed to hospital in Krakow, where medics reportedly fought to save the girl’s life.
But she tragically died several days later after she was declared brain dead.
Her grieving mum Anna told local media: “I went to Krakow with my family. The doctor asked me if I knew what happened.
“She said Liliana’s brain is already dead.
“I went to the bathroom, felt sick and fainted. I was waiting all the time for her to wake up. She looked as if she was sleeping.
“Her head wasn’t smashed, her body was warm. She only had a black eye. It was the same when I was by her side the next day.
“I was hoping for a miracle. I hugged her again and kissed her.”
Mieczyslaw Sienicki from the district prosecutor’s office in Tarnow said the incident on April 24 is under investigation.
Sienicki told the Gazeta Krakowska newspaper that the playground was under the management of the council in the nearby town of Ryglice.
According to reports, prosecutors are considering pressing charges of involuntary manslaughter.
Liliana’s funeral – attended by family, friends, teachers and classmates – took place on May 10.