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Four men have received suspended prison sentences after a worker died following a partial church collapse in Wales.<\/h3>\nFour men have received suspended prison sentences after a worker died following a partial church collapse in Wales.<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
BBC writes:<\/p>\n
Scaffolder and father-of-two Jeff Plevey, 56, of Cardiff, was crushed to death at the Citadel Church, Splott, as he worked on its demolition in July 2017.<\/p>\n
The men were sentenced for offences related to health and safety breaches.<\/p>\n
Four firms, of which three of the men were directors, also received combined fines in excess of \u00a3340,000.<\/p>\n
Mr Plevey died when the rear wall of the church gave way as he worked on it. His body was later found in the rubble\u2026.<\/p>\n
The four men and firms received a number of sentences and fines during a hearing at Cardiff Crown Court\u2026<\/p>\n
Built in 1892, the church on Splott Road had been used by the Salvation Army before becoming vacant and falling into disrepair about 20 years ago, the trial heard\u2026.<\/p>\n
Following the hearing, Catrin Attwell of the Crown Prosecution Service said: \u201cThe demolition of the church was dangerous work and the Health and Safety Act and Regulations are designed to make dangerous work as safe as is possible\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n