Company fined £860,000 over death of 10-year-old boy

Shea Ryan died after accessing a construction site in July 2020

A firm, whose failure to implement safety measures led to the tragic death of a young boy, has been fined £860,000.

Contractors RJ McLeod were responsible for a construction site in the Drumchapel area of Glasgow that Shea Ryan was able to enter in July 2020.

The ten-year-old bypassed insecure fencing before climbing down an open manhole, causing what has been described as an avoidable death.

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