Inquest hears of bid to save farm workers
An inquest's been hearing about a farmer's desperate attempts to save two men from a torrent of slurry on his farm in Essex.
Craig Whipps died while emptying a tank containing the liquid manure at Albyns Farm in Stapleford Tawney in July 2011. His colleague Paul Gray was overcome by fumes as he tried to help him.
Serena Sandhu reports...
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Slurry pit inquest
An inquest jury has been hearing details of how two men died in a slurry pit.
Farm death inquests
The inquest is due to open today into the deaths of two men who died after being trapped in a slurry pit at a farm in south Essex.