標題: Surprise guilty pleas in mushroom farm deaths case [打印本頁] 作者: tiffiant 時間: 2011-5-14 07:18 標題: Surprise guilty pleas in mushroom farm deaths case
Surprise guilty pleas in mushroom farm deaths case
Sentencing will be September 16th
Lyle Fisher May 13, 2011 10:17:33 AM
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SURREY (NEWS1130) - Surprise guilty pleas were entered today in the case involving the deaths of workers on a Langley mushroom farm in 2008.
http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publi ... CompensationAct.asp
The charges fall under the Workers Compensation Act. Of the 29 original charges, the Crown and Defence decided to only proceed with 10 counts. Of the four people and two companies that were named in this case, five have entered guilty pleas, one of whom had the charges stayed today.
Three men died and two others received permanent injuries after inhaling toxic fumes in September 2008. Tracey Phan's dad remains in a coma and she says these 10 charges are not enough. "Think about it in a situation where you've lost your husband, your father, or son."
"I don't know how you would react to this. For me, it's been pretty hard," she says. "I haven't had a father for years."
"He was always there for me, and now he's been taken away from me," she
adds. "It's so hard because I don't have anyone to go to except for my mom, now." http://www.mackoff.ca/
Defence lawyer Les Mackoff says his clients are remorseful. "The charges are all of equal seriousness. They deal with tragic circumstances involving three deaths and two very serious injuries. The pleas were meant to be representative of the types of regulatory issues that this tragedy brings to light."
The defence lawyer in the case says his clients will likely face fines but not jail time. Sentencing will happen on September 16th.作者: tiffiant 時間: 2011-5-14 07:19
