Platform death firm found guilty

A cradle firm is facing massive fines after being found guilty of failing to maintain a platform that collapsed, killing a painter in Sheffield.

Apollo Cradles of Barnsley could face a fine of £100,000 over the accident on 3 July 2003 that killed painter Peter Bottomley and injured his workmate Peter Wilson.

Sheffield Crown Court heard how the cradle had been hanging off the side of St James Building on Vicar Lane in Sheffield for 13 months without a strip-down examination.