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Mum Killed by Falling Tree Made Selfless Act to Save Child - Liverpool Echo

Madia Kauser died protecting her five-year-old daughter from a falling beech tree branch in a local park, prompting safety reviews after the fatal accident, officials said.

  • On Monday evening, Madia Kauser, 32, was at Witton Country Park in Blackburn, Lancashire, when a tree branch fell, and she pushed her daughter out of the way before being fatally struck.
  • Local councillor Paul Marrow said concerns about ash dieback and dead trees in Witton Park exist, despite no breeze when the branch fell near Big Cover wood.
  • Emergency services including paramedics and the air ambulance responded immediately to the scene, finding her unresponsive near the Buncer Lane entrance just after 20:30 BST and pronouncing her dead at the scene.
  • On Wednesday, Blackburn council fully felled the remaining tree and trimmed nearby branches, while Lancashire Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.
  • On Wednesday, relatives from across the country gathered at Blackburn's Madina mosque shortly after the tragedy.
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Daily Express broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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