Overview
- Police say the child was found unresponsive with her head stuck in a wooden kitchen playset and was taken to a hospital in critical condition after the July 23 incident, dying four days later on July 27.
- Boynton Beach investigators have released a photo of the unmarked wooden playset and say it was bought secondhand on Facebook Marketplace but they have not identified a brand, make, or model.
- The Palm Beach County Medical Examiner reported the cause as probable positional asphyxia and classified the death as accidental.
- Police say the babysitter had left and the babysitter’s spouse was watching the children upstairs while periodically checking on them, and investigators have not disclosed how long the child was trapped or whether the case will be referred for criminal review.
- The case has renewed attention on toy safety after a 2025 CPSC recall of KidKraft wooden play kitchens and the family has launched a GoFundMe that has raised roughly $75,000 to $76,000 for funeral and related expenses.