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The family of a Belfast shipworker who died of asbestosis have been awarded record damages in the High Court.The family of a Belfast shipworker who died of asbestosis have been awarded record damages in the High Court.
Tom McNeill died of cancer in 2002 following exposure to asbestos while working for Harland and Wolff from 1959 until 1964. Tom McNeill, 58, died in 2002 following exposure to asbestos while working for Harland and Wolff from 1959 until 1964. His widow, Adrianne and two sons were awarded £375,000 to settle their compensation claim which Harland and Wolff originally denied liability for.
His widow, Adrianne and two sons were awarded £375,000 to settle their compensation claim which Harland and Wolff originally denied liability for. Mrs McNeill said her husband's life had been cut short, but hailed the payout as "a victory".
Mrs McNeill said her husband's life had been cut short.
"Tommy and I had plans for our lives and we were getting older and hoping that with the children gone we would spend more time together maybe travel a bit and that was all taken away when he was 58," she said."Tommy and I had plans for our lives and we were getting older and hoping that with the children gone we would spend more time together maybe travel a bit and that was all taken away when he was 58," she said.
"But the money is a victory and I just hope that it will make some company sit up and take notice that they have to take care of their workers."But the money is a victory and I just hope that it will make some company sit up and take notice that they have to take care of their workers.
"They shouldn't have to work in conditions that are going to have to eventually kill them.""They shouldn't have to work in conditions that are going to have to eventually kill them."