B&Q faces fine after death of customer

B&Q Ireland is facing a substantial fine over the death of a customer two years ago.

B&Q Ireland is facing a substantial fine after the death of a customer two years ago.

Bus driver Michael O'Rourke was shopping in the garden centre at Tallaght in Dublin on a Sunday afternoon in March 2009, when he was struck by a bale of fencing, which fell from the rack above him.

The DIY chain is to be sentenced later this month after pleading guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to a breach of health and safety legislation.

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