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| Georgia Varley train fall death: Guard jailed for manslaughter | Georgia Varley train fall death: Guard jailed for manslaughter |
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| A railway guard has been jailed for five years for causing the death of a 16-year-old girl who went under a train at a Liverpool station. | |
| Georgia Varley died when she fell between the carriage and platform at James Street station in October 2011. | Georgia Varley died when she fell between the carriage and platform at James Street station in October 2011. |
| Christopher McGee, 45, had denied manslaughter but was found guilty at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday. | Christopher McGee, 45, had denied manslaughter but was found guilty at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday. |
| He signalled for the driver to depart as Miss Varley, who was drunk, stood on the platform leaning against the train. | He signalled for the driver to depart as Miss Varley, who was drunk, stood on the platform leaning against the train. |
| During the two-week trial, the prosecution said McGee should have been able to see she was in an "intoxicated state". | |
| He told the jury he did not know how drunk she had been and thought she was moving away from the train when he gave the signal to depart. | |
| Miss Varley, from Moreton, Wirral, had been at a house party on 22 October 2011 before she went into Liverpool for a night out. | |
| The jury unanimously found McGee, of Wallasey, Wirral, guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence. |