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Rare conviction of a company for manslaughter

Saturday 21 January 2006 at 5:10 pm | In News | Post Comment

20th January 2006:
Construction company proprietor Wayne Davies of A & E Buildings, based in Knighton, Powys, was today sentenced to an 18-month custodial sentence for manslaughter.

Mark Jones, aged 40 was killed in South Staffordshire whilst installing the barn roof; Mr Jones and another man worked at roof height from a ‘home-made’ basket balanced on the forks of a telehandler belonging to Mr Davies.

The telehandler tipped over, throwing both men approximately 25 feet to the ground Mr Jones sustained fatal injuries from which he died the other man was seriously injured.

Picture of a telehandler from FW Crane Products.