Wall death prompts safety calls
The parents of three-year-old Meg Burgess, who died when a wall collapsed on her, are campaigning to include retaining and load-bearing walls under building regulations. Their local MP has raised the issue in a House of Commons motion today.
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MPs debate new building regulations after Meg's death
A couple who live near Prestatyn are trying to get a change in the law after a retaining wall collapsed and killed their three-year old-daughter.
Peter and Lindsay Burgess want building regulations extended following the death of Meg in 2008.
Today the issue was raised in parliament. Ian Lang has the story.
Meg Burgess death prompts wall safety campaign
The parents of a three-year-old girl who died after a wall collapsed on her are campaigning to include retaining and load-bearing walls under current building regulations.
Meg Burgess suffered 'catastrophic' injuries during the tragedy, which happened near Prestatyn in 2008. It later emerged in court that the wall had not been built to the standard required.
Lindsay and Peter Burgess have won the backing of Chester MP Stephen Mosley, who will present a Ten Minute Rule Motion in the House of Commons later on the issue of wall safety.
He said Meg's case 'serves to highlight the importance of proper regulation of the domestic building trade'.
Last October, 49-year-old company director George Collier, from Kinmel Bay, was jailed for two years after being convicted of manslaughter on the grounds of gross negligence following Meg's death.
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Parents call for improved licensing for all builders
A couple whose 3-year-old daughter was killed when a badly built wall collapsed on her have launched a national campaign to get all builders licensed.
Peter and Lindsay Burgess formerly from Meliden near Prestatyn say the law needs to be changed.
Ian Lang reports.
Meg's Campaign: 'She was worth every bit of campaigning'
The mother of a little girl who died when a wall collapsed says she hopes lessons can be learnt from her daughter's death.
Three year old Meg Burgess was walking home with her mother in Meliden in Denbighshire in 2008 when she died.
A builder from Kinmel Bay was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence and jailed for two years.
Lindsay Burgess now wants to raise awareness of 'cowboy builders' and have set up a Facebook page Meg's Campaign where people can share their own experiences.
'Everything was perfect':The heartbreak of losing Meg
The mother of Meg Burgess, who was crushed by a wall in north Wales, speaks to ITV Wales about the day it happened.
Read the full storyCompany director jailed for two years
Company director George Collier has been jailed for two years after a wall collapsed, killing a three-year-old girl.
The 49-year-old from Kinmel Bay was today found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of gross negligence - a charge he'd denied.
His company Parcol, which is understood to be penniless, received no separate penalty.
Meg Burgess was walking home from the shops along a footpath in Meliden, near Prestatyn, with her mother in July 2008 when she died.
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Company director jailed after Meg Burgess wall death
George Collier had been found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of gross negligence after a wall collapsed, killing the three-year-old.
Read the full storyManslaughter conviction after wall death
A company director has been found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of gross negligence after a wall collapsed, killing a three-year-old girl.
George Collier, 49, from Kinmel Bay, had denied the charge.
Meg Burgess was walking home from the shops along a footpath in Meliden, near Prestatyn, with her mother in July 2008 when she died.
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Meg Burgess death: accused company director testifies
A company director accused of being responsible for building a wall which collapsed killing a three year-old girl broke down today in court.
Read the full storyMeg Burgess death: 'Wall not up to standard'
A wall which collapsed and killed a young girl was not built to the required standard, according to expert evidence at Mold Crown Court.
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