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Courts · Tower HamletsMother died after falling bricks at Bow construction site
A mother-of-one died after being struck by falling bricks near a construction site in Bow. Michaela Boor suffered fatal injuries when a pallet of bricks fell from a tower crane on Burdett Road. Higgins Homes and four men deny charges related to her death.
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Courts · Tower HamletsHiggins Homes faces manslaughter trial over Bow mother's death
Higgins Homes is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of corporate manslaughter after a mother of one, Michaela Boor, died when struck by falling bricks on Burdett Road, Bow. Four construction workers also face charges.
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Courts · Tower HamletsHiggins Homes and four workers on trial over fatal brick fall
A construction company and four workers are on trial at the Old Bailey accused of causing the death of Michaela Boor, 29, who was hit by falling bricks on Burdett Road in Bow on March 27, 2018. The incident occurred while she was walking home from the school run.
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Courts · City of LondonSt James and Lindner Prater convicted after window kills coach driver in City of London
A jury at Inner London Crown Court found developers St James and facade contractor Lindner Prater guilty of health and safety breaches after a 130 kg glass pane fell 25 storeys, killing National Express driver Mick Ferris. Another pane had fallen from the same building in 2017.
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St James and Lindner Prater convicted over Mick Ferris death in Albert Embankment window fall
A jury at Inner London Crown Court convicted St James and Lindner Prater of health and safety breaches after a 130 kg glass pane fell 25 storeys, killing coach driver Mick Ferris in 2018. A similar incident occurred at the same building in 2017 without injury.
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Courts · LambethFoster + Partners cleared in Lambeth window death trial, two firms convicted
A jury at Inner London Crown Court cleared Foster + Partners of responsibility for Mick Ferris’s death but convicted project managers St James and engineers Lindner Prater. The Health and Safety Executive prosecuted after a window fell 90 metres from a luxury Albert Embankment tower.
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