Lindsay Dewey: American influencer warning other parents after toddler killed by large mirror

An American influencer is warning other parents after her toddler died in a tragic accident at their home.

Lindsay Dewey — a mum of three who documents her life on Instagram — revealed that her 22-month-old son Reed died in February after a large, leaning mirror fell on top of him.

“To make a long story short, apparently Reed had one of his suction cup bowls and stuck it on the mirror and was pulling it back and forth to pry it off (we’re assuming) and he pulled the mirror down on himself,” Dewey wrote on Instagram.

She said despite being nearby, she had no idea Reed was playing with the mirror until it was too late.

“I looked for Reed thinking maybe he ran off when it fell, then it hit me that he must’ve been under it,” she added.

“The second I lifted it up I looked at him to see if he was ok and he was laying there eyes open but not crying and I felt relieved thinking he must’ve been ok just in shock or something . . . but no . . . he was not the Reed I knew.

“Based on how he was acting, I immediately knew something was VERY wrong and that it was serious but never did we expect it to be so serious he wouldn’t survive.”

Dewey said the mirror hit little Reed’s head, fracturing his skull and causing a severe traumatic brain injury. He was rushed to hospital but passed away just days later.

Two months on from the tragic accident, Dewey has made it her mission to spread awareness about the importance of anchoring heavy furniture and homewares to the wall.

She said the mirror involved in the tragedy was not designed to be mounted or hung on a wall and the instructions stated that it was only optional to do so.

Dewey urged all parents to secure any heavy household items — despite what the instructions say — so they cannot be tipped, pushed or pulled over by a child.