An abstract art sculpture has been removed from Gosford’s Kibble Park after a boy was allegedly injured by the sculpture during Australia Day Eve celebrations.
The metallic sculpture was shaped to represent the spikey liquid amber seed pod.
Details of an incident where a boy became “caught on a metal statue in the park” were posted on social media by his mother at about 7:00pm on January 25.
The boy was in the park playing an organised game with beanbags and parachutes, when, according to the author of the post, the statue “sliced through his groin muscle and tissue”, requiring surgery.
The sculpture was less than a metre from the ‘kids’ zone’ sign where children’s activities were being held.
Central Coast Council responded to the incident, erecting a safety fence around the sculpture before it was removed on January 30.
A Council statement said: “Council will be providing no comment at this time.
“Council has temporarily removed the sculpture from the park, while it undertakes an investigation into the incident,”.
The sculpture has also been previously used as a Pokestop for the popular mobile app Pokémon Go, where players walk around trying to catch various Pokémon.
The young boy was discharged from Gosford Hospital on Friday, January 27.
Media statement,
Jan 30, 2017
Central Coast Council media
Jarrod Melmeth, Journalist