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Court hearing scheduled for Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy that killed six children

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Flowers outside Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport. Image / Monte Bovill via ABC News

The jumping castle operator accused in the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy will face a hearing in the Devonport Magistrates Court next month.

Rosemary Gamble, owner of Taz-Zorb, has pleaded not guilty to a single charge of failing to comply with health and safety duty under the Workplace Health and Safety Act.

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The charge falls under category two, indicating that the alleged breach of duty put people at risk of serious injury or death.

The incident on December 16, 2021, saw a strong wind gust lift a jumping castle containing several children into the air.

It tragically resulted in the deaths of students Zane Mellor, Peter Dodt, Jalailah Jayne-Marie Jones, Addison Stewart, Jye Sheehan and Chace Harrison.

The six victims of the Hillcrest tragedy, from top left: Chace Harrison, Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones, Zane Mellor. From bottom left: Addison Stewart, Jye Sheehan, Peter Dodt

Three other children were injured.

The hearing is scheduled to run from November 5 to 15.

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