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A. Diamond and Son (Timber) Ltd was yesterday sentenced at Antrim Crown Court for failings that led to the death of 54-year-old employee Peter Lennon.
The company pleaded guilty to a breach of corporate manslaughter and was fined £75,000 plus £15,832 costs.
The prosecution followed a joint PSNI and Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) investigation into the fatal incident, which took place on 27 September 2012.
PSNI Detective Chief Inspector Catherine Magee is reported as having said: “This was a joint investigation between the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Health and Safety Executive (NI). This company have been convicted under relatively new corporate manslaughter legislation"
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