As a multidisciplinary group involved in examining events preceding and surrounding the May 2004 explosion in Maryhill, we are appalled that a paltry sum of £400,000 is the total penalty in this case.
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Why this paltry fine is the final insult
As a multidisciplinary group involved in examining events preceding and surrounding the May 2004 explosion in Maryhill, we are appalled that a paltry sum of £400,000 is the total penalty in this case. There has been no use of the powers of imprisonment for those who breach the criminal law on health and safety, causing multiple deaths. Is this the final insult to the dead, those maimed and those bereaved families who must live on?
