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Embargoed, Friday 3 August, 12.01 am

Crown prosecution service drops manslaughter and safety chages against a company director

The Crown Prosecution Service's dropped all criminal charges against Melvyn Hubbard, a director of the building firm English Brothers Limited based in Wisbech in Cambridgeshire.

The Crown Prosecution Service is due to explain its reasons for this decision at Northampton Crown court on Friday 3rd August at 10.30 am.

The company and Mr Hubbard had both been facing charges of manslaughter and of breaching health and safety law in relation to the death of 56 year old Bill Larkman who fell to his death on 29 June 1999 whilst in the process of constructing an onion store at a farm in Newton in Cambridgeshire.

Central to the charges was the allegation that the company and the director had failed to take the necessary precautions, including the provision of a safety net, to prevent harm to Mr Larkman.

However, just before the trial started on Monday 30th July, the Crown Prosecution Service informed the court that it had agreed to accept a guilty plea on behalf of the company, whilst dropping all charges against Mr Hubbard.


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Notes to Editors
  1. Northampton Crown Court can be contacted on 01604 470400. It is located at 85/87 Ladies Lane, Northampton

  2. Paul Hayward at CPS Press Office can be contacted on 020 7796 810
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