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| Meg Burgess wall death: Builder George Collier jailed | Meg Burgess wall death: Builder George Collier jailed |
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| A builder has been given a two year jail term after a three-year-old girl died when she was crushed by a collapsing wall. | A builder has been given a two year jail term after a three-year-old girl died when she was crushed by a collapsing wall. |
| Meg Burgess was walking home with her mother in Meliden, Denbighshire, in July 2008, when she died. | Meg Burgess was walking home with her mother in Meliden, Denbighshire, in July 2008, when she died. |
| George Collier, 49, of Kinmel Bay, Conwy, denied manslaughter by gross negligence at Mold Crown Court. | George Collier, 49, of Kinmel Bay, Conwy, denied manslaughter by gross negligence at Mold Crown Court. |
| But he was found guilty by jurors who had heard the evidence during a three week trial. | But he was found guilty by jurors who had heard the evidence during a three week trial. |
| During the trial the jury heard that the wall failed after pressure from infill. | During the trial the jury heard that the wall failed after pressure from infill. |
| The defendant's company Parcol, said to be penniless, admitted health and safety charges but no separate penalty was made. | |
| Collier was also disqualified from being a company director for seven years. | Collier was also disqualified from being a company director for seven years. |
| The prosecution said that Meg's death was caused by the defendant's gross negligence. | The prosecution said that Meg's death was caused by the defendant's gross negligence. |
| Bricklayers | Bricklayers |
| She was making her way home from the shops at Ffordd Penrhwylfa, Meliden, with mum, Lindsay and baby brother Wilson, to buy materials for home baking. | She was making her way home from the shops at Ffordd Penrhwylfa, Meliden, with mum, Lindsay and baby brother Wilson, to buy materials for home baking. |
| As they walked along the pavement next to a cottage which was being renovated, a concrete block garden wall collapsed on to Meg. | As they walked along the pavement next to a cottage which was being renovated, a concrete block garden wall collapsed on to Meg. |
| Collier denied responsibility and said the wall was a garden wall, not a retaining wall, built by two bricklayers. | Collier denied responsibility and said the wall was a garden wall, not a retaining wall, built by two bricklayers. |
| The prosecution claimed that Collier, who had 30 years' experience, should have realised it was a retaining wall. | The prosecution claimed that Collier, who had 30 years' experience, should have realised it was a retaining wall. |