More time allocated to Hillcrest Primary School criminal hearing.
Nov 15, 2024 · During reexamination, defence counsel Chris Dockray asked Professor Eager if an annual inspection had been carried out on the jumping castle, and the modifications made, would it have made a difference to the "unfortunate outcome" of the day.
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Weather expert gives evidence in Hillcrest tragedy hearing | The ...
Nov 8, 2024 · The court previously heard evidence from children who witnessed the horror event, who spoke of seeing a whirlwind or mini-tornado and hearing screams as a jumping castle and zorb balls were lifted high into the air before crashing down hard.
Engineer testifies on Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy hearing | The ...
Nov 12, 2024 · A mechanical engineer has told a court hearing relating to the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy that Taz-Zorb owner Rosemary Gamble was not competent to supervise her workers in putting up the inflatable devices children played on.
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Hillcrest tragedy court hears Taz-Zorb's competence | The …
Nov 14, 2024 · A defence witness has told a court hearing into the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy he rated Taz-Zorb as a competent operator of inflatable devices because the company had set up the jumping castle involved hundreds of times.
Tragic wind event at Hillcrest School examined in court | The …
Nov 14, 2024 · Evidence given by an engineer called as a witness by Crown Prosecutor Madeleine Wilson told the hearing using eight star pickets to secure the castle - one on every anchor point on the inflatable device - would have stopped it being hurled into the air and children plummeting to the ground below.
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