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'We Go Home And John Is Still Dead'

Aer Lingus has told the family of a courier driver who died in one of its warehouses three years ago...
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2:38 PM - 20 Mar 2017



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'We Go Home And John Is Still Dead'

TodayFM
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2:38 PM - 20 Mar 2017



Aer Lingus has told the family of a courier driver who died in one of its warehouses three years ago that it deeply regrets what happened.

The airline was fined €€250,000 for failing to implement safety procedures in relation to a loading bay used by drivers after-hours.

John Murray, a 55-year-old married father-of two from Skerries in Dublin, died when he fell from the platform after picking up some packages.

The court heard Aer Lingus had identified it as a risk seven years beforehand.

 

Speaking outside afterwards, Mr. MurrayÂ’s wife Angela said their apology doesnÂ’t make much difference:

His wife Angela says her life changed forever when she answered a knock on her door later that night:

 



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