Company to pay £860,000 after open manhole death

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Company to pay £860,000 after open manhole death
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Shea Ryan, 10, died after contractor RJ McLeod failed to put in place adequate safety measures.

He said the headline figure for a fine was £1.5m but added that this was reduced due to mitigating factors, including the timing of the company's plea.

"This is a fine which will remind the company's shareholders and directors of the gravity of this offence."Prosecutor Saud Ul-Hassan previously told Glasgow Sheriff Court the building site was close to a playpark. Police were called and officers found Shea lying on his back with Mr Patterson and a neighbour beside him.Shea's mother Joanne Ferguson, who wore a t-shirt with her son's face on it in court, said she hoped lessons would be learned from the tragedy."That totally avoidable accident has ruined my life and my kids' lives - I don't even feel human anymore at times because of the grief.

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