Kiara Moore: Police warn against ‘malicious’ social media posts after death of two-year-old girl

'Think very carefully before posting and do not to speculate on circumstances of incidents'

Police have issued a warning against “malicious” and speculative social media posts following the death of a two-year-old who died after her parents’ car rolled into a river.

Kiara Moore was pulled from the submerged vehicle in the River Teifi in Cardigan, west Wales, after she had been left in the car that was parked on a slipway.

In a Facebook post, the girl’s mother, Kim Rowland blamed her “own stupidity” for the death and said she would “live with the guilt for the rest of my life”.

Dyfed-Powys Police posted a statement on Twitter asking people “to think very carefully before posting and not to speculate on circumstances of incidents.”

“We are aware of comments on threads across social media which are being looked at," the force added. “Posts considered to be malicious will be recorded and police action may follow.”

Kiara’s parents initially thought their car had been stolen with their daughter inside, so they contacted the police and posted pleas on social media appealing for help locating it.

The car was parked on the slipway outside their outdoor adventure business, Adventure Beyond, when it disappeared on Monday afternoon.

But a two hour search by police, firefighters and the coastguard revealed the car was in the river close by.

Jet Moore, Kiara’s father, explained on Facebook that Ms Rowland and his daughter had “got into the car to go home”.

“Sat on a bank card and needed money to get home etc,” he wrote. “Went back to the office to get money from the desk and came back to no car. Looked in the river. No signs. So we thought she and the car had been taken.

“The police found the car a while later and went way beyond the call of duty jumping in and pulling her out. They tried to revive her for hours but unfortunately could not.”

In a tribute to his daughter he wrote: "Unfortunately Kiara had an amazing but short life.

"She was an incredible happy young girl who lived I hope a great adventurous fun life. And may have done more than most people."

Police said enquiries into the death continue and confirmed the car had not been stolen.