Pontins owner charged with corporate manslaughter over woman’s death

Wendy Jones, 68, died after part of a ceiling collapsed on guests at Brean Sands holiday park in 2019The owner of Pontins holiday parks has been charged with corporate manslaughter after part of a ceiling collapsed six years ago on to guests at a bar, one of whom died months later in hospital.Eighteen people were injured at the Brean Sands site in Somerset in February 2019 after a 40-metre section of structural ducting and ceiling fell inside an entertainment area and exposed live electrics. Continue reading...

Pontins owner charged with corporate manslaughter over woman’s death

Wendy Jones, 68, died after part of a ceiling collapsed on guests at Brean Sands holiday park in 2019

The owner of Pontins holiday parks has been charged with corporate manslaughter after part of a ceiling collapsed six years ago on to guests at a bar, one of whom died months later in hospital.

Eighteen people were injured at the Brean Sands site in Somerset in February 2019 after a 40-metre section of structural ducting and ceiling fell inside an entertainment area and exposed live electrics. Continue reading...