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Gleision mine deaths: Manager Malcolm Fyfield pleads not guilty to manslaughter | Gleision mine deaths: Manager Malcolm Fyfield pleads not guilty to manslaughter |
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A mine manager has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter over the deaths of four miners at a Swansea Valley colliery. | A mine manager has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter over the deaths of four miners at a Swansea Valley colliery. |
Malcolm Fyfield, 58, was manager of the Gleision drift mine near Cilybebyll when it flooded in September 2011. | |
MNS Mining, the company which operated the site, has pleaded not guilty to corporate manslaughter charges at the hearing at Swansea Crown Court. | |
David Powell, 50, Charles Breslin, 62, Philip Hill, 44, and Garry Jenkins, 39, died in the incident. | David Powell, 50, Charles Breslin, 62, Philip Hill, 44, and Garry Jenkins, 39, died in the incident. |
Members of their families were in court for the hearing. | |
Mr Fyfield's two co-directors were also present in the courtroom. | |
The judge granted Mr Fyfield unconditional bail and fixed the start date for the trial for 24 March. | |
Proceedings are expected to last eight weeks. |