SHANE and Gillian Malley live day in, day out, with the tragic memory of their son Arran hanging lifeless from the cord of a window blind in their home.

THE family of a two-year-old boy who died by asphyxia after a bedroom blind cord became wrapped around his neck have called on the Government to make mandatory voluntary safety measures to ensure a similar tragedy never occurs again.

THE inquest into the death of two-year-old Arran Malley has recorded a verdict of accidental death and recommended a series of vital changes to prevent a repeat of the tragedy.

Every parent’s worst nightmare must be the death of a child due to a freak accident in the home. Unfortunately, it happens all too often, so parents cannot be too careful.

WHITE-WASHED walls, a clutch of children’s toys, a line of flapping clothes. From the outside, the home of Gillian and Shane Malley looks like any other family home.

GILLIAN MALLEY produces a picture of a stunning boy. Two piercing blue eyes shine from underneath a thick thatch of dark hair.

A 37c SAFETY clip for blinds could have saved the life of two-year-old Arran Malley. It’s a bitter truth his devastated parents will have to live with for the rest of their lives.

The death of a two-year-old child in a domestic accident must be every parent’s worst nightmare.