Family Sues After Child, 5, Killed in Rotating Res
The family of a 5-year-old boy killed when he became caught in a rotating Atlanta restaurant is suing the company, saying it failed to prevent a "longstanding safety hazard."
The lawsuit comes after Charlie Holt died in the Sun Dial, a restaurant atop the 73-story Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel.
The Sun Dial is known for having 360-degree views of the city with a rotating floor.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the child and his parents were visiting Atlanta from Charlotte, North Carolina, when he became caught between a wall and table as the dining room rotated April 14.
“We heard a bunch of screams and people yelling and we didn’t know what was going on,” Gustavo Anzola, who was in the restaurant at the time, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The lawsuit says the restaurant had no protections to stop children from getting close to a dangerous area, or to stop the floor's rotation if a child became trapped.
Jeff Flaherty, a spokesman for parent firm Marriott International Inc., told the newspaper the company had no comment.
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