Apparently two people have been injured testing the stability and scurity of gravestones in a country churchyard. Previously insurance companies have issued guidelines to country churches, insisting that they "topple test" gravestones to see whether or not they might fall over and injure someone. If you can raise yourself from a kneeling to a standing position while supporting yourself on said gravestone, without it falling over, you can be said to have topple tesed it to the satisfaction of your insurers. Unfortunately, it seems that these two hapless souls misjudged the monument, and have suffered the consequences.
These are the first instances of topple testing injuries. Prior to the introduction of these new health and safety advice there were no recorded instances of injuries from falling headstones.
