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William Hill shop sign which killed male was 'a good fix'

8 October 2018

An employee who set up a 31 stone (200kg) indication above a bookmakers which fell and crushed a man has told a court it was "a great repair" when he put it up.

Jacob Marx had actually been operating in London for four months when he was crushed by the sign outside a William Hill bookies on 28 January 2013.

Carlos Park informed Blackfriars Crown Court the fascia he connected the sign to had actually been "strong".

William Hill Organisation Ltd rejects breaching health and security.

New Zealand nationwide Mr Marx, 27, suffered a damaged neck and a fractured skull after the sign fell 2m on to him outside the bookies in Camden Road.

The court heard Mr Park was working for when he fitted the check in 2006.

He informed the jury he had got a "great fix" to the plywood fascia when screwing it up.

"The fascia was strong. I can tell when I am taking the yohaig code screws out (of the old sign)," he stated.

Mr Park said he performed a visual examination of the plywood "to see there is not any rot" but included that the fascia "needs to be fit for purpose when I turn up."

Former Saltwell's factory supervisor Terrance English told the court the sign fitter was not responsible for checking the building's structure.

When asked by John Cooper, safeguarding William Hill, if the fitter had no obligation for the structure listed below he said: "Yes, just the fascia, not the structure itself."

William Hill Organisation Ltd denies one count of failing to guarantee the safety of non-employees and one count of failing to guarantee the safety of employees.

The trial continues.

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