Grieving family of boy, 7, crushed to death by his quad bike are attacked by vicious trolls saying he should ‘never have been allowed’ to ride one – WBNews

THE devastated family of a seven-year-old killed in a quad bike accident had to tell his twin brother that his “best friend” was gone forever. Connor Irvin died on Monday morning from injuries he received in the crash that occurred on his family’s Barellan property 60km east of Griffith in the New South Wales (NSW) Riverina region on Sunday afternoon. A nine-year-old friend he was riding with managed to jump clear when the bike rolled. The accident happened right in front of Connor’s horrified family — who are now being trolled online by members of the public slamming them for allowing such a small child on a quad bike. The bike was a Christmas present for Connor, news.com.au revealed. In one tense exchange a family member slammed “keyboard warriors” for their hurtful comments. His aunt Kelly told The Daily Telegraph the tragedy meant the family had to sit down and tell Connor’s twin brother — and “best friend” — he hadn’t made it. A family member, Chantelle Zingel, told news.com.au can they needed space to come to terms with the loss of Connor. But Ms Zingel was forced to take a break from her own grieving on Tuesday to defend her family in the face of angry and judgmental comments directed at them by people posting comments online. “Very sad but why do parents let kids this age ride these. The adult would have to be the owner. Why weren’t they stopped from riding it!,” one person wrote on Facebook….more detail