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07/07/2015
Zoo And Director To Be Prosecuted Following Death Of Keeper
South Lakes Safari Zoo and its Director, David Gill, are to be prosecuted for breaches of health and safety law after a zoo keeper was fatally injured by a Sumatran tiger.
Sarah McClay (24) died at the zoo in Dalton-in-Furness, south Cumbria on 24 May, 2013.
Barrow Borough Council have announced a prosecution to be taken against the zoo and and its director for the death of Ms McClay, alongside another prosecution for alleged breaches of health and safety law following an incident in July 2014 when a zoo keeper fell from a ladder whilst preparing to feed big cats, and a further prosecution for an alleged failure to comply with two improvement notices, served by Barrow Borough Council.
The initial court date has been set for 27 August 2015 at Barrow Magistrates' Court.
(MH)
Sarah McClay (24) died at the zoo in Dalton-in-Furness, south Cumbria on 24 May, 2013.
Barrow Borough Council have announced a prosecution to be taken against the zoo and and its director for the death of Ms McClay, alongside another prosecution for alleged breaches of health and safety law following an incident in July 2014 when a zoo keeper fell from a ladder whilst preparing to feed big cats, and a further prosecution for an alleged failure to comply with two improvement notices, served by Barrow Borough Council.
The initial court date has been set for 27 August 2015 at Barrow Magistrates' Court.
(MH)
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