Girl, 6, dies after ‘tripping over shoelaces’ in class playground however her dad disputes it
Luna Jazmín Miqueo Cuello, 6, died from head injuries after reportedly falling and striking her head on a concrete bench at a school in Rosario, Argentina, with her father disputing the account
Luna Jazmín Miqueo Cuello tragically died after the incident at school(Image: Jam Press)
A six-year-old girl tragically lost her life after tripping over her shoelaces in the playground.
Luna Jazmín Miqueo Cuello stumbled and hit her head on a concrete bench. The incident occurred during school break when she reportedly tripped over her undone shoelaces. The young girl sustained fatal head injuries at the No 117 Islas Malvinas School in Rosario, Argentina, last Friday (April 24).
Teachers informed the family that she had stepped on her laces, but her father, Ricardo Miqueo, vehemently disputed this account. He alleges that upon his arrival at the director’s office, Luna was lying on the floor with blood on her side, yet her shoelaces were still tied in a double-knot exactly as he had secured them that morning.
The family rushed Luna to the Victor J. Vilela Children’s Hospital where she received emergency care. Regrettably, Luna died of her injuries two days later (April 26).
In a touching social media post, her father shared a photograph of him cradling baby Luna alongside the song ‘Luciérnagas’ by Silvio Rodríguez and Milo J.
The message read: “Life will continue and you won’t return, I don’t see your face in the coffin, I see a being of light disappear.”
He voiced his frustration at suggestions that his daughter was at fault. “It makes you feel helpless that they lie about it and blame the girl,” he said. Despite their sorrow, Luna’s family made the decision to donate her organs.
“We decided to donate her organs so that her love and her light continue to be present in other lives,” her father wrote. “We chose for her story also to be an opportunity for life for others.”
He portrayed Luna as “a profoundly joyful, witty girl, full of love, with a unique way of seeing the world” and expressed gratitude to medical staff for their devoted care.
The family also emphasised the importance of creating safe play areas for children. They said: “Children need to play, it is part of their nature, but we have the responsibility to provide them with safe spaces.”
Provincial education authorities have supported the school’s response, confirming that teachers were overseeing the playground when the incident occurred.
Justice officials are examining the precise chain of events, including the circumstances surrounding the fall, emergency response times, and general safety standards within the playground.
The school has remained shut for a period of mourning as the local community struggles to come to terms with the tragic loss, as reported by NeedToKnow.
Luna’s parents have requested that she be remembered for her spirited life rather than the circumstances of her passing.
Her organ donation is being praised as a final gesture of kindness that will enable her “love to be multiplied” by assisting other patients.
