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14/02/2008
Inflatable 'Sculptor' Facing Death Charges
The sculptor who created a giant inflatable artwork, which flipped over in a freak gust of wind and killed two women, has been charged with manslaughter.
Maurice Agis, 76, from Bow in east London, was charged with gross negligence manslaughter and also faces a charge under health and safety laws.
Liverpool-based promotions company Brouhaha International Ltd and Chester-le-Street District Council have also been charged with breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act, in connection with the incident.
Tony Galloway, the Council's Director of Development Services, also faces a charge on a separate breach of the act.
All are due to appear before Peterlee Magistrates' Court on February 26.
Elizabeth Collings, 68, from Seaham and 38-year-old Claire Furmedge from Chester-le-Street died when the multi-coloured Dreamspace sculpture overturned at the Riverside Park at Chester-le-Street in Co- Durham on July 23 2006. Thirteen people were also injured in the incident.
(KMcA)
Maurice Agis, 76, from Bow in east London, was charged with gross negligence manslaughter and also faces a charge under health and safety laws.
Liverpool-based promotions company Brouhaha International Ltd and Chester-le-Street District Council have also been charged with breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act, in connection with the incident.
Tony Galloway, the Council's Director of Development Services, also faces a charge on a separate breach of the act.
All are due to appear before Peterlee Magistrates' Court on February 26.
Elizabeth Collings, 68, from Seaham and 38-year-old Claire Furmedge from Chester-le-Street died when the multi-coloured Dreamspace sculpture overturned at the Riverside Park at Chester-le-Street in Co- Durham on July 23 2006. Thirteen people were also injured in the incident.
(KMcA)
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