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Council & Politics · Kensington & ChelseaGrenfell Tower fire evidence passed to prosecutors
The Metropolitan Police have sent evidence files concerning 20 organisations and 54 individuals to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) as part of the Grenfell Tower fire investigation. Potential charges include corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences. The CPS anticipates making charging decisions before the 10th anniversary of the disaster in June 2027.
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Crime & Safety · LondonGill Aggregates fined £24,000 after worker crushed to death
Gill Aggregates Limited has been fined £24,000 after a worker died in a tragic incident involving a bag flattening machine. Manjit Kumar, 34, was crushed to death in June 2020 after being drawn into the machinery at the company's Dagenham site.
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Property & Planning · City of LondonTwo firms fined after falling window killed Mick Ferris
Mick Ferris, 53, died when a 130kg window fell from the 26th floor of The Corniche on Albert Embankment in October 2018. Two companies have been fined after being found guilty of ignoring foreseeable risks.
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Council & Politics · LambethSt James Group fined £1 million and Lindner Prater £300,000 after Vauxhall window death
A property developer and a façade contractor were fined a total of £1.3 million after a 130 kg window fell from The Corniche in Vauxhall, killing coach driver Mick Ferris in 2018. The court criticised their risk‑assessment processes and ordered each to cover £125,000 in costs.
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Council & Politics · BarnetAppledorn fined £500,000 after trench collapse kills Banstead site manager
A Old Bailey judge imposed a £500,000 penalty on Appledorn Developments and a £650,000 fine plus £40,000 costs on T Vaughan Limited after a trench collapse on 24 June 2020 killed site manager Gheorghita Arsene. Contracts manager Anthony O’Connor got a suspended sentence and unpaid work.
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Local News · LondonSt James and Lindner Prater convicted over 2018 window death in Lambeth
A jury at Inner London Crown Court found developers St James and facade contractor Lindner Prater guilty of safety breaches after a 130 kg window pane fell 25 storeys from The Corniche in Albert Embankment, killing coach driver Mick Ferris in October 2018. Foster + Partners and Wintech were acquitted.
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