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Football club admits failures after boy was crushed by goalpost Football club admits failures after goalpost crushes boy
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A football club breached health and safety laws over the death of a 12-year-old who was crushed by a goalpost.A football club breached health and safety laws over the death of a 12-year-old who was crushed by a goalpost.
Schoolboy Casey Breese was playing football with friends in a field in July 2011 when he was struck by the falling metal goalpost in Caersws, Powys. Schoolboy Casey Breese was playing football with four friends in July 2011 when he was struck by the metal goalpost in Caersws, Powys.
Caersws FC pleaded guilty to failing to discharge a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act.Caersws FC pleaded guilty to failing to discharge a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
The club is to be sentenced at Mold Crown Court on Wednesday afternoon. The club admitted the offence at Mold Crown Court and will be sentenced on Wednesday afternoon.
Twelve members of the club's committee appeared at the court in January. On the day Casey was fatally injured, he was acting as goal keeper during a kick-about with friends.
As he went to make a save, his foot caught in the net and as he tried to get his foot loose he fell on his stomach. The goalpost then landed on his back.
He was airlifted to hospital but died as a result of a crush injury.
During the inquest into his death, held in October 2012, the jury heard that the "freestanding" posts would have been unstable unless pegged to the ground.
The jury decided his death was accidental due to inadequate and unsuitable equipment used at the time.
In January, twelve members of Caersws FC's committee appeared at Mold Crown Court in January charged with failing to discharge a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
The hearing heard the club had failed to ensure safety or take all reasonable steps to ensure a freestanding goalpost provided for use at the club was safe and without risk of injury.The hearing heard the club had failed to ensure safety or take all reasonable steps to ensure a freestanding goalpost provided for use at the club was safe and without risk of injury.
Crush injury The case was brought by Powys County Council.
Casey's inquest in October 2012 heard the 12-year-old died during a kickabout with four friends.
The hearing at Welshpool heard that the "freestanding" posts would have been unstable unless pegged to the ground.
Casey was airlifted to hospital but died as a result of a crush injury.
The inquest jury decided the death was accidental due to inadequate and unsuitable equipment used at the time.