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Wedding venue fined £20k over Bob Kemp's trip death | |
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A wedding venue in the Vale of Glamorgan has been fined £20,000 after a guest tripped, broke his neck and died because its patio lights were not working. | A wedding venue in the Vale of Glamorgan has been fined £20,000 after a guest tripped, broke his neck and died because its patio lights were not working. |
Grandfather Bob Kemp, 62, from Barry, stumbled over a low wall in the darkness at Sully Sports and Leisure Club in June 2012. | Grandfather Bob Kemp, 62, from Barry, stumbled over a low wall in the darkness at Sully Sports and Leisure Club in June 2012. |
Newport Crown Court heard he fell just 4ft (1.2m) onto the grass below. | Newport Crown Court heard he fell just 4ft (1.2m) onto the grass below. |
He was taken to the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, but never recovered. | He was taken to the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, but never recovered. |
Judge Ian Murphy QC said: "Mr Kemp was in perfectly good health, he was a healthy and happy man when he came out of that club. | Judge Ian Murphy QC said: "Mr Kemp was in perfectly good health, he was a healthy and happy man when he came out of that club. |
"But he had been exposed to an unnatural risk to health." | "But he had been exposed to an unnatural risk to health." |
The court heard, on the evening of the tragedy, the lights placed above the wall had not been working properly. | The court heard, on the evening of the tragedy, the lights placed above the wall had not been working properly. |
Alex Greenwood, prosecuting, said: "The club paid only lip service to health and safety issues." | Alex Greenwood, prosecuting, said: "The club paid only lip service to health and safety issues." |
But Sully Sports and Leisure Club claimed they had a "common sense" approach and denied any wrong doing. | But Sully Sports and Leisure Club claimed they had a "common sense" approach and denied any wrong doing. |
However, the jury found it guilty of breaking health and safety laws after failing to provide adequate lighting. | However, the jury found it guilty of breaking health and safety laws after failing to provide adequate lighting. |
The court also heard Mr Kemp's partner of almost 30 years, Jenny Newland, died a few months later. | The court also heard Mr Kemp's partner of almost 30 years, Jenny Newland, died a few months later. |
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