'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.
The mother of Meg Burgess, who was crushed by a wall in north Wales, speaks to ITV Wales about the day it happened.
George Collier had been found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of gross negligence after a wall collapsed, killing the three-year-old.
A company director accused of being responsible for building a wall which collapsed killing a three year-old girl broke down today in court.
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.
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.
People are urged to be wary of cold callers after several instances were reported in the Prestatyn and Meliden areas recently.
Police said on each occasion men and women called at homes saying they were collecting for charity. They asked for bank details and also requested to use the toilet.
– North Wales Police“No bank details have been given on these occasions as all the residents were very aware of cold callers and called the police. But we want to reiterate the message: ‘If in doubt, keep them out’.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 storyA 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.
More follows.
A company director accused of being responsible for building a wall which collapsed killing a three year-old girl broke down today in court.
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