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Sky News
15-05-2025
- Sky News
Manslaughter charges over woman killed by falling bricks as she walked on pavement
A building company and four men have been charged in connection with the death of a woman killed by falling bricks in 2018. Michaela Boor, 29, was hit by a pallet holding more than two tonnes of bricks which fell from a tower crane at around 9am on 27 March that year. She had been walking on the pavement past a building site at the time of the incident and died in hospital the next day. The Metropolitan Police said the tower crane was on a building development site run by Higgins Homes PLC on St Paul's Way in Bethnal Green, east London. On Monday, the force said Higgins Homes had been charged with corporate manslaughter and offences under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The Met Police said four men were also charged with gross negligence manslaughter and offences under section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Those charged include: • Alexander McInnes, 32, of Islington, a crane operator on the day of Ms Boor's death; • Dawood Maan, 59, of Ashford, Kent, also a crane supervisor; • Stephen Coulson, 68, of Hemel Hempstead, who was responsible for compiling the lifting plan for the site; • Thomas Anstis, 68, of Banstead, Surrey, who worked as the site manager and temporary works coordinator.
Sky News
12-05-2025
- Sky News
Four men and construction company charged with manslaughter over woman killed by falling bricks
A building company and four men have been charged in connection with the death of a woman killed by falling bricks in 2018. Michaela Boor, 29, was hit by a pallet holding more than two tonnes of bricks which fell from a tower crane at around 9am on 27 March that year. She died in hospital the next day. The Metropolitan Police said the tower crane was on a building development site run by Higgins Homes PLC on St Paul's Way in Bethnal Green, east London. On Monday, the force said Higgins Homes had been charged with corporate manslaughter and offences under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The Met Police said four men were also charged with gross negligence manslaughter and offences under section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Those charged include: • Alexander McInnes, 32, of Islington, a crane operator on the day of Ms Boor's death; • Dawood Maan, 59, of Ashford, Kent, also a crane supervisor; • Stephen Coulson, 68, of Hemel Hempstead, who was responsible for compiling the lifting plan for the site; • Thomas Anstis, 68, of Banstead, Surrey, who worked as the site manager and temporary works coordinator.
The Sun
12-05-2025
- The Sun
Four charged after mum, 29, killed by falling bricks on building site as she dropped young son off at nursery
FOUR people have been charged after a newly-engaged mum was killed by falling bricks on a building site. Michaela Boor was hit by a pallet that fell from a 100ft crane on a building site in Mile End, East London. 4 4 The 29-year-old, who had got engaged just two weeks before, was rushed to hospital but tragically died on March 29, 2018. Now building company Higgins Homes PLC has been charged with corporate manslaughter and offences under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Four men have also been charged with gross negligence manslaughter and health and safety offences following the horror. They are crane operator Alexander McInnes, 32, crane supervisor Dawood Maan, 59, Stephen Coulson, 68, who was responsible for compiling the lifting plan for the site, and site manager Thomas Anstis, 68. All of the defendants are set to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on June 16. Michaela, who ran a jewellery company, was struck by the bricks after she dropped her young son off at nursery in Tower Hamlets. She died in hospital two days later after suffering catastrophic head injuries. Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service's Special Crime Division, said: 'Following a review of the evidence from the Metropolitan Police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), we have authorised criminal charges against a company and four individuals in relation to the death of 30-year-old Michaela Boor in 2018. 'Ms Boor died after being struck by falling bricks as she walked on the pavement past a building site on the corner of Burdett Road in Bow, east London, on 27 March 2018. 'The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against these defendants are now active and that they have the right to a fair trial. 'It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.' 4 4
Daily Mail
12-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Building company and four men charged with manslaughter over death of mother hit by falling bricks on way back from son's school
A building company and four men have been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a mother who was hit by falling bricks. Mother-of-one Michaela Boor, 28, suffered catastrophic head injuries when she was struck by the falling masonry as she stood beside a building site in east London seven years ago. A pallet containing more than two tonnes of bricks fell from a tower crane on a Higgins Homes building development in St Pauls Way in Bethnal Green on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. She died in hospital the following day. Alexander McInnes, 32, of Islington; Dawood Maan, 59, of Ashford Kent; Stephen Coulson, 68, of Hemel Hempstead; and Thomas Anstis, 68, of Banstead, are each accused of one count of gross negligence manslaughter and a health and safety offence. Higgins Homes PLC, a construction company that develops and builds properties across London and the south east, was charged on Wednesday, 7 May with corporate manslaughter and a healthy safety and offence. Crane supervisor Maan, and Coulson who was responsible for compiling the lifting plan for the site, were both charged on Wednesday, April 30. McInnes, the crane operator on the day of Michaela's death, and Anstis, the Site Manager and Temporary Works Coordinator, were charged on Thursday, May 8. All are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday, June 16. Malcolm McHaffie, head of the Crown Prosecution Service's special crime division, said: 'Following a review of the evidence from the Metropolitan Police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), we have authorised criminal charges against a company and four individuals in relation to the death of 30-year-old Michaela Boor in 2018. 'Ms Boor died after being struck by falling bricks as she walked on the pavement past a building site on the corner of Burdett Road in Bow, east London, on March 27 2018. 'Higgins Homes Plc has been charged with corporate manslaughter and a Health and Safety at Work Act offence, while Thomas Anstis, 68, Stephen Coulson, 68, Dawood Mann, 59, and Alexander McInnes 32, have each been charged with a single count of gross negligence manslaughter and offences under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.' The Metropolitan Police said that Higgins Homes Plc, a construction company that develops and builds properties across London and the south east, was charged by postal requisition on Wednesday, May 7. Speaking to MailOnline in 2019, Michaela's mother Alaina Selby said: 'Kieran knows that mummy is gone, that she got hurt and the doctors could not fix her. He thinks mummy is a star in the sky, he blows kisses to her. 'He is pretty resilient but he does get sad. And every day I have to walk with him past the spot that his mother was killed. How is he going to cope with looking at that when he is older?' Paramedics brought Michaela back to life as she lay in the road amid the debris. But the young mother was declared brain-dead in hospital and her family were asked to make the agonising decision to turn off her life-support system on Michaela's 29th birthday. Michaela Boor poses with her son, Kieran, as a baby, left, and as a child, right Tragic Michaela Boor as a small child, left, and in her school uniform, right Unable to hold back tears, Alaina recalled: 'The police came to the door that morning and told me Michaela had been in an accident and that we had to go to the hospital. 'They rushed me there with the blue lights flashing. The police picked up everyone, Michaela's dad, her brothers and sister. But when we got to the hospital all we could do was wait. 'When they finally let us see her, I could hardly recognise her, she had so many tubes sticking out of her. 'The doctors told us that she was brain-dead and said we should turn off her life-support. 'But I couldn't do it. I begged them to let us keep her for one more day because the next day was her birthday.' Born into a tight-knit East End family, Michaela is sorely missed by those she left behind. She was finally laid to rest at a moving funeral ceremony at the Manor Park Crematorium in east London on 27th April 2018. Her loved-ones have also honoured Michaela's memory with custom-drawn tattoos of blue butterflies, her favourite image. The apartment block was completed a year after Michaela's death, with apartments selling for up to £650,000 each.
The Independent
12-05-2025
- The Independent
Manslaughter charges after woman killed by falling bricks in London
A London developer and four men are facing manslaughter charges following the death of a woman crushed by a falling pallet of bricks. Higgins Homes Plc faces corporate manslaughter and health and safety offence charges. The four men, Thomas Anstis, 68, of Banstead, Surrey; Stephen Coulson, 68, of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire; Dawood Mann, 59, of Ashford, Kent; and Alexander McInnes, 32, of Islington, north London, each face charges of gross negligence manslaughter and a health and safety offence. The charges relate to an incident where a pallet containing over two tonnes of bricks fell from a crane, resulting in the woman's death. They are all due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on June 16. Michaela Boor, 30, died in March 2018 after she was hit by the bricks that fell from a tower crane as she walked along the pavement on the corner of Burdett Road in Bethnal Green, east London. Malcolm McHaffie, head of the Crown Prosecution Service's special crime division, said: 'Following a review of the evidence from the Metropolitan Police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), we have authorised criminal charges against a company and four individuals in relation to the death of 30-year-old Michaela Boor in 2018. 'Ms Boor died after being struck by falling bricks as she walked on the pavement past a building site on the corner of Burdett Road in Bow, east London, on March 27 2018. 'Higgins Homes Plc has been charged with corporate manslaughter and a Health and Safety at Work Act offence, while Thomas Anstis, 68, Stephen Coulson, 68, Dawood Mann, 59, and Alexander McInnes 32, have each been charged with a single count of gross negligence manslaughter and offences under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.' The Metropolitan Police said that Higgins Homes Plc, a construction company that develops and builds properties across London and the south east, was charged by postal requisition on Wednesday, May 7. Crane operator McInnes and site manager Anstis were charged on May 8, while crane supervisor Maan and Coulson, who was responsible for compiling the lifting plan for the site, were charged on April 30.
