London Crime Briefing
Significant incidents, hearings, outcomes and public-data changes across the capital.
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Gill Aggregates Limited has been fined £24,000 after a worker died in a conveyor entrapment incident at its Dagenham site. Manjit Kumar suffered fatal crush injuries in the June 2020 incident.
A motorcyclist has died following a collision with a bus on Tollington Park in Islington. Emergency services attended the scene on Friday, September 25, where the rider was pronounced dead. The road closure caused considerable traffic delays.
Property developer St James Group Ltd has been fined £1m after a 130kg window fell from a luxury penthouse in Vauxhall, killing coach driver Mick Ferris. Specialist contractor Lindner Prater was fined £300,000 for ignoring foreseeable risks.
An inquest has heard that a British passenger died of cardiac arrest after severe turbulence struck a Singapore Airlines flight from London Heathrow. Geoff Kitchen, 73, was travelling with his wife Linda, who sustained serious injuries and is now suing the airline.
Two police officers have denied charges related to the death of a heavily pregnant woman in a high-speed crash on Eltham Road. PC Chris Johnson denies causing death by dangerous driving, while former officer Danny Tomkins denies dangerous driving.
Significant incidents, hearings, outcomes and public-data changes across the capital.