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Sky News
16-06-2025
- Sky News
Developer and four men in court after woman killed by falling bricks
A woman who was killed when more than two tonnes of bricks fell from a crane was with a friend after just dropping their children off at school, a court has heard. Michaela Boor, 30, was hit by the pallet of bricks as she walked along the pavement on the corner of Burdett Road in Bethnal Green, east London, in 2018. A developer and four men appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday facing manslaughter charges. Higgins Homes Plc is accused of corporate manslaughter and a health and safety offence. Thomas Anstis, 68, of Banstead, Surrey; Stephen Coulson, 68, of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire; Dawood Mann, 59, of Ashford, Kent; and Alexander McInnes 32, of Islington, north London, are each accused of one count of gross negligence manslaughter and a health and safety offence. The defendants spoke only to confirm their identities. Busola Johnson, prosecuting, told the court that the case surrounds "a fatal accident" on 27 March 2018 in which a member of the public was killed when a "large number of bricks" fell on her as she walked past a building site. Higgins Homes Plc was a property developer, Anstis was the site manager, Coulson was responsible for compiling the lifting plan for the site, Mann was a crane supervisor and McInnes was a crane operator, the prosecution said. Ms Boor suffered very serious injuries and received medical help at the scene and in hospital but died two days later, Ms Johnson said. The defendants were given bail by Judge Briony Clarke until their next court appearance at the Old Bailey on 14 July.
The Independent
16-06-2025
- The Independent
Developer and four men in court after woman killed by bricks falling from crane
A woman who was killed when a pallet containing more than two tonnes of bricks fell from a crane was with a friend and they had just dropped their children off at school, a court heard. Michaela Boor, 30, died in March 2018 after she was hit by the bricks that fell from a tower crane as she walked along the pavement on the corner of Burdett Road in Bethnal Green, east London. A developer and four men appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday facing manslaughter charges. Higgins Homes Plc is accused of corporate manslaughter and a health and safety offence, while Thomas Anstis, 68, of Banstead, Surrey; Stephen Coulson, 68, of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire; Dawood Mann, 59, of Ashford, Kent; and Alexander McInnes 32, of Islington, north London, are each accused of one count of gross negligence manslaughter and a health and safety offence. The defendants spoke only to confirm their identities. Busola Johnson, prosecuting, told the court the case concerns 'a fatal accident' on March 27 2018 in which a member of the public was killed when a 'large number of bricks' fell on her as she walked past a building site. Higgins Homes Plc was a property developer, Anstis was the site manager, Coulson was responsible for compiling the lifting plan for the site, Mann was a crane supervisor and McInnes was a crane operator, the prosecution said. Ms Boor and her friend had dropped their children at school and were walking along the pavement when the incident happened. Ms Boor suffered very serious injuries and received medical help at the scene and in hospital but died two days later, Ms Johnson said. The defendants were given bail by Judge Briony Clarke until their next court appearance at the Old Bailey on July 14.
BBC News
16-06-2025
- BBC News
Builders on trial over woman killed by falling bricks
A woman was killed in east London when a pallet containing more than two tonnes of bricks fell from a crane onto the pavement, a court has heard. Michaela Boor, 30, was with a friend and they had just dropped their children off at school in March 2018, when the incident happened. The court heard Ms Boor was hit as "a large number of bricks" fell from the crane as they walked on the pavement on the corner of Burdett Road in Bethnal Green.A developer and four men appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday facing manslaughter charges. Higgins Homes Plc is accused of corporate manslaughter and a health and safety Anstis, 68, of Banstead, Surrey; Stephen Coulson, 68, of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire; Dawood Mann, 59, of Ashford, Kent; and Alexander McInnes 32, of Islington, north London, are each accused of one count of gross negligence manslaughter and a health and safety defendants spoke only to confirm their Johnson, prosecuting, told the court the case concerned "a fatal accident" on 27 March 2018 in which a member of the public was killed when a "large number of bricks" fell on her as she walked past a building site. Ms Boor suffered very serious injuries and received medical help at the scene and in hospital but died two days later, Ms Johnson Homes Plc was a property developer, Anstis was the site manager, Coulson was responsible for compiling the lifting plan for the site, Mann was a crane supervisor and McInnes was a crane operator, the prosecution defendants were given bail by Judge Briony Clarke until their next court appearance at the Old Bailey on July 14.
Sky News
15-05-2025
- Sky News
Manslaughter charges over woman killed by falling bricks as she walked on pavement
A building company and four men have been charged in connection with the death of a woman killed by falling bricks in 2018. Michaela Boor, 29, was hit by a pallet holding more than two tonnes of bricks which fell from a tower crane at around 9am on 27 March that year. She had been walking on the pavement past a building site at the time of the incident and died in hospital the next day. The Metropolitan Police said the tower crane was on a building development site run by Higgins Homes PLC on St Paul's Way in Bethnal Green, east London. On Monday, the force said Higgins Homes had been charged with corporate manslaughter and offences under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The Met Police said four men were also charged with gross negligence manslaughter and offences under section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Those charged include: • Alexander McInnes, 32, of Islington, a crane operator on the day of Ms Boor's death; • Dawood Maan, 59, of Ashford, Kent, also a crane supervisor; • Stephen Coulson, 68, of Hemel Hempstead, who was responsible for compiling the lifting plan for the site; • Thomas Anstis, 68, of Banstead, Surrey, who worked as the site manager and temporary works coordinator.
Sky News
12-05-2025
- Sky News
Four men and construction company charged with manslaughter over woman killed by falling bricks
A building company and four men have been charged in connection with the death of a woman killed by falling bricks in 2018. Michaela Boor, 29, was hit by a pallet holding more than two tonnes of bricks which fell from a tower crane at around 9am on 27 March that year. She died in hospital the next day. The Metropolitan Police said the tower crane was on a building development site run by Higgins Homes PLC on St Paul's Way in Bethnal Green, east London. On Monday, the force said Higgins Homes had been charged with corporate manslaughter and offences under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The Met Police said four men were also charged with gross negligence manslaughter and offences under section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Those charged include: • Alexander McInnes, 32, of Islington, a crane operator on the day of Ms Boor's death; • Dawood Maan, 59, of Ashford, Kent, also a crane supervisor; • Stephen Coulson, 68, of Hemel Hempstead, who was responsible for compiling the lifting plan for the site; • Thomas Anstis, 68, of Banstead, Surrey, who worked as the site manager and temporary works coordinator.
