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Family of 5-year-old killed by falling display board hires attorneys

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM · 1 min read
Family of 5-year-old killed by falling display board hires attorneys — WFTV Orlando Local, Oviedo Real Estate news
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One week after 5-year-old Bellamy Dawkins-Morris was killed by a falling classroom display board, his family has retained attorneys to investigate what happened and determine who may be responsible.The incident happened Oct. 7 at Riviera Elementary School in Palm Bay. A 120-pound Promethean interactive display came off the wall and fell on Bellamy.“The biggest question is, how did this happen?” attorney Maegan Bridwell said. “How did an interactive piece of technology injure and kill a student? How did it come off the wall? How was it allowed to come off the wall? Why did this happen?”Bellamy’s family retained Bridwell and Michael Haggard of The Haggard Law Firm. Bridwell said the firm is conducting an independent investigation into the design, installation and maintenance of the display.“Our job now that we’ve been retained by the family is to identify anyone who was responsible for not only the design, but the installation and the maintenance of this heavy, heavy equipment installed

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