Beauty queen mum died after falling in front of van after row outside kids' school } TheSun

A BEAUTY queen died when she fell into the path of a van after a row with the headteacher and a parent outside her children's school.

An inquest heard mum-of-three Robyn McHale, 28, was asked to leave the school after an argument about childcare moments before her death.

She had blamed another mum, Tara Jarmin, for causing an emergency meeting at Forres Primary that she was angry about.

A coroner heard Robyn ran towards Ms Jarmin as she stood outside the school and shouted: "You f***ing grass" before starting a tussle.

Seconds later she lost her footing on the pavement and fell backwards on to the road where her head was struck by the rear wheel of a passing white Peugeot box van.



Headteacher Sue Camp told the hearing she had spoken to Robyn about her children's care moments before the tragedy, which had caused her to become "emotional and upset".

Mrs Camp said: "Ms McHale was very volatile and aggressive in response to the meeting and was saying it was all the fault of Tara Jarmin. She was shouting and continuing to be abusive so she was told to leave the school.

"Not long after, Tara Jarmin ran to me very agitated and in shock. She said something about Ms McHale and a car so I went outside with a first aid kit. That was when I saw her lying on the road unconscious and bleeding from a head wound."

The inquest heard eye-witnesses told police that Robyn had launched herself at Ms Jarmin with her arms outstretched before losing her balance and falling into the path of the van in Hoddesdon, Herts.

Ms Jarmin and her 15-year-old daughter were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder but released after CCTV footage was unable to confirm whether Robyn had been pushed or had fallen into the road.

But family at the inquest last night accused the women of pushing Robyn into the path of the van and shouting: "I hope you die."

Robyn was airlifted to hospital from the school but never regained consciousness.

She died of a severe traumatic brain injury after five days on a life support machine at the Royal London Hospital.

Police constable Ian Marsh confirmed that the van which struck her had been travelling at just 21mph and had stopped immediately after the incident.


He told the inquest: "There was only about three quarters of a second between her making contact with the group and her starting to fall into the road.

"The van driver hasn't had any time to do anything because he hasn't had the time to respond. It takes 3/4 to two seconds for a driver to become aware and react.