A CORONER has warned parents about the dangers posed by window blind cords after the “utter tragedy” of an 18-month-old girl who was found dead in her bedroom.

Toddler Tianna Mooney was found hanging after becoming entangled in a blind after she was put to bed as normal.

3 Coroner has issued a warning about blind cords after 18-month-old Tianna Mooney was found dead after getting tangled in them Credit: Getty Images

Less than an hour later her mother, Stacey Clarke, found her unresponsive, with the cord loop around her neck.

Ruling the toddler’s death was “accidental” Staffordshire’s assistant coroner David James said he was “astounded” to discover how many others have died in similar circumstances and warned others to be aware of the danger.

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Giving his conclusion the coroner said: “Tianna's death was not an isolated death.

“I can't say enough how important it is for parents, grandparents and carers of young children to ensure looped blind cords are kept out of the reach of children.This was an utter tragedy."

An inquest at North Staffordshire Coroners' Court heard Miss Clarke put Tianna to bed at around 7.30pm on June 16 last year.

The tot's cot was by a window fitted with a vertical blind, which had some slats missing, and she would often stand and look out of the window before settling down to sleep.

Miss Clarke, who lived in Basford, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs, with Tianna and her older son, went upstairs 45 minutes later.

3 Tragic Tianna (not pictured) enjoyed looking out of the window before settling down to sleep, an inquest into her death heard Credit: Getty Images

She described seeing Tianna “standing in her cot, with the cord around her neck”. She picked up her daughter and ran outside calling for help.

One neighbour called an ambulance while another tried to resuscitate Tianna. Paramedics quickly arrived but the toddler was pronounced dead in hospital.

Pathologists concluded Tianna died from “compression of the neck, consistent with hanging”.

The inquest comes three months after 16-month-old Bronwyn Taylor died when she became entangled in her grandparents' window blinds in Fegg Hayes, Stoke-on-Trent.

Her parents Matt and Cathy have since launched a campaign to raise awareness of hidden dangers in the home which will see thousands of leaflets distributed to new parents, as well as extended family members such as grandparents, and in libraries, nurseries, doctors and dental surgeries.

3 Coroner David James said he was astounded to discover how many youngsters had died in similar circumstances Credit: Alamy

Matt, 41, said: “It is tragic that this has happened to another little girl. There are lots of accidents happening every day, which is why we are campaigning and getting these leaflets out."

The inquest heard current blind cord standards ensure new blinds are child-safe, but older blinds remain a danger in many homes.

During the inquest, Mr James said: “Although these standards are there now for new installations, many homes are still fitted with blinds that will not incorporate these requirements.

“Children of this age are prone not to be able to free themselves, and their windpipes are not fully developed, which means they suffocate."

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