Mother of child, two, who died in caravan fireplace opens up about her ‘devastation’ that no prices can be laid over the dying of her woman
The heartbroken mother of a two-year-old girl who died in a caravan fire on holiday says she is ‘devastated’ that nobody will be prosecuted for her child’s death.
Natasha Broadley, 37, was staying with her daughter Louisiana Brooke Dolan at Sealands Caravan Park in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, in 2021, when the deadly blaze broke out.
She managed to escape the inferno with her other children – Lexus, 14, Timothy, 12, and James-Dean, seven – but was unable to save Louisiana.
Lincolnshire Police announced in August 2022 that it did not intend to bring any criminal charges over the death but Ms Broadley thinks it was caused by a faulty boiler.
An inquest into Louisiana’s passing last year then ruled the death was accidental after not being able to definitively identify the cause.
And she’s now received a letter from her local MP Robert Jenrick, confirming that criminal charges will not be pursued, which has left her ‘heartbroken’.
She said: ‘I’ve been hopeful that someone would still be prosecuted, then I got a letter in the post. I was just devastated – it hit me like a bag of cement on top of me.
‘I just couldn’t breath. I want the investigation to start from scratch, it’s like everyone wants me to stay quiet but I can’t leave it because she’s not here.’
Louisiana Brooke Dolan (pictured) died of smoke inhalation on the last day of the family getaway after a blaze broke out while her mother was in the shower
The coroner could not rule that the fire in the caravan (pictured after) was sparked by a boiler with a gas safety certificate that was months out of date
The heartbroken mother says she is ‘devastated’ that nobody will be prosecuted for her death
Ms Broadley had taken her family on holiday to the caravan park, roughly three miles north of Skegness, on August 23, 2021.
She said on the day of the fire, she raised concerns over the boiler with the caravan’s owner and someone had been sent to look at it.
But after she got out of the shower later that night, she realised the caravan, which had no smoke alarm, was on fire.
The full-time mum managed to save Lexus, Timothy and James-Dean but was unable to find Louisiana in the thick smoke.
‘I jumped in the shower for 10 minutes, I came out of the bathroom door and the fire was overtaking the caravan,’ she said.
‘But my children have been like a rock from day one, I tell them everything. Little do they know, they are my rock.
‘I cry around them as well, because it brings their emotional side out as well, instead of them holding it in.’
Ms Broadley and her family would have been celebrating Louisiana’s 6th birthday on Saturday coming.
Ms Broadley (pictured) managed to escape the fire with her other children – Lexus, 14, Timothy, 12, and James-Dean, seven – but was unable to save Louisiana.
Louisiana and her family would have been celebrating her 6th birthday on Saturday coming
The mother received a letter from her local MP Robert Jenrick (pictured), confirming that criminal charges will not be pursued, which has left her ‘heartbroken’
Ms Broadley (pictured at Louisiana’s funeral in September 2021) was able to escape the static caravan with her three eldest children, but couldn’t reach two-year-old Louisiana
Ms Broadley has paid tribute to her daughter, describing her as her ‘little best friend’ who ‘had the most caring nature
She has paid tribute to her daughter, describing her as her ‘little best friend’ who ‘had the most caring nature.’
Ms Broadley said: ‘She was so funny, she had the most caring nature and would never cry.
‘She was my little baby so I mothered her more and would pamper her. She was my little best friend, she never took her arm from around my neck but I loved that – my children are my everything.’
Mr Jenrick told the BBC: ‘I’m deeply disappointed that the investigation has not led to a criminal prosecution.
‘I know that this will be painful for Natasha, who deserves justice and the knowledge this couldn’t happen again.
‘I will be writing to the Attorney General requesting this is reconsidered. My thoughts are with Natasha and her whole family as they continue to deal with the challenges of this truly heartbreaking tragedy.’
The little girl’s Peppa Pig-themed coffin being carried into the church
Ms Broadley said: ‘She was so funny, she had the most caring nature and would never cry’
Laver Leisure Holiday Parks, who own Sealands Caravan Park, previously said it was supporting calls for for improved caravan safety by Miss Broadley.
In a statement provided to ITV the company said: ‘We think it is fundamental that guests hiring from holiday home owners can have the peace of mind that high safety standards are incorporates into the holiday home they are staying in.
‘On our parks, all home owners are required to have a gas test every year and an electricity test every three years.’
Lincolnshire Police have been contacted by MailOnline for a comment.
