Boy, 10, was crushed by falling till stand
A 10-year-old boy was killed by a falling till stand in Topshop and bosses have now demanded they are ripped out of all 300-plus stores across the country.
Kaden Reddick suffered severe head injuries at the Oracle Shopping Centre in Reading, Berkshire on the first day of half-term, and was later pronounced dead in hospital.
A Topshop employee said orders had gone out 'company wide' to remove the till stands.
The 10-year-old boy was crushed by a falling till stand (pictured) which bosses have now demanded be taken out of all 300-plus Topshop stores
Kaden Reddick, ten, was crushed to death at a Topshop store by a falling till stand
The staff member told The Sun: 'That [one that toppled over] shouldn't be possible as they should be properly fixed to the floor.'
At the time of the tragedy Kaden was shopping with his aunt Chantelle.
Paying tribute to him, the 26-year-old said: 'Kaden only ever made me laugh and smile. He had an infectious personality and the world is now truly missing the sweetest boy it could have asked for.
'I just want people to know this Valentine's to take life by the horns because literally every second is sacred. Kaden never knew how many people truly loved him.'
Kaden's parents, Lisa Cooper Mallett and Ian Reddick, were being comforted by family and friends.
Mr Reddick, who works at a funeral directors, changed his Facebook profile picture to a photo of him and his son together.
He wrote: 'Love you my little man, it's hurting so much xx'
Ms Mallet, who works in HR for the RAF and also changed her profile picture to an image of her son, replied: 'I feel you xxx'
Pictured: Police and paramedics outside the Oracle shopping Centre in Reading
A pathologist was due to carry out a post mortem examination to establish the exact cause of his death and arrangements were made by a coroner to open an inquest into the tragedy.
On Monday, paramedics and police rushed to the Oracle Centre in the pedestrianised area of Reading shortly after 4pm and found the youngster lying on the floor.
He had a major head trauma and was unconscious.
Medics treated him as he lay on the floor before he was rushed to the nearby Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading where he was later confirmed dead.
Witness Erika Fabiane Silva said he was in the Topshop store at the time of the incident and told how shoppers were in tears as they were ushered away.
He wrote on Facebook: 'They asked for us to get out of the door and the people that were inside were all crying.'
The shop is expected to remain closed for several days.
The boy had a major head trauma and was unconscious at the Topshop store (pictured)
A Health and Safety Executive spokesman said as the incident happened on retail premises, it was an issue for the local council and that it would not yet be investigating.
Reading Borough Council said: 'As the enforcing authority for health and safety within retail premises, we will be working closely with the police, who are at present leading on the investigation.'
In a statement Thames Valley Police said the child 'suffered serious head injuries after an incident involving a store display barrier'.
Detective Superintendent Paul Hayles said: 'We are supporting the boy's family to assist them at this very difficult time.
'A scene watch is in place at the Topshop store and is likely to be in place for some time.
Bunches of flowers were left against the shop's closed shutters and passers by paused to look at the tributes.
One card, which was unsigned, read: 'RIP little man.'
Topshop also launched its own probe.
It said thousands of its staff, along with its board, were 'deeply saddened by the horrific accident.'
The child suffered severe head injuries in Topshop at the Oracle Shopping Centre in Reading
The tragedy comes three-and-a-half years after a four-year-old boy died when an 18-stone mirror crushed him in a Hugo Boss store at Bicester Village in Oxfordshire.
Austen Harrison died after suffering severe head injuries when the 7ft mirror, which had been left standing free rather than being attached to a wall, toppled on to him in a changing room at one of the designer's pop-up stores.
An inquest concluded the mirror should have been fixed to a reinforced wall, and coroner Darren Salter called the incident 'an accident waiting to happen'.
The designer brand was fined £1.2million after admitting breaching health and safety regulations.