Six-year-old girl found unconscious, hanging by scarf at Sydney before school care facility

Sydney : A six-year-old girl was been taken to hospital after she was found hanging unconscious from play equipment in Sydney’s west.Emergency services were called to the Kidz Klub Playland and Cafe in Jamisontown near Penrith shortly after 8:00am.Police said the girl was playing on bars when a scarf wrapped around her neck became caught on the play equipment.She was found hanging unconscious by a staff member.Police said it was not known how long she had been there for.The girl was placed in an induced coma and taken to Westmead Children’s Hospital in a critical but stable condition.A crime scene has been established at the facility, which offers out-of-school-hours care.The facility declined to comment when contacted by the ABC.
Local residents shocked by incident
Ali Elai, who works nearby, said as a parent it was upsetting to hear about the incident.”I’ve got two kids myself and to think something like this happens here, right next to me, is a shock,” he said.”Just trying to think what the parents are going through right now.”I wouldn’t wish this upon anybody.”Jamisontown resident Jess Wotherspoon said many in the local community were disturbed that it happened where it did.”That’s horrible, how can it even happen?” she said.”You don’t expect it, something like that to happen at a childcare facility.”