The Bristol Post published Bristol plumber Danny Edwards died 'due to error by electrician'

A young plumber died because an electrician failed to wire up a washing machine socket correctly, it was claimed in court.

The earth and live cables into the socket were mixed up and when plumber Danny Edwards, 23, fitted the washing machine he was electrocuted.

"This was a very tragic accident at work and the loss of a young man with all the effects you can imagine on his family and his partner," prosecutor Rupert Lowe told Gloucester Crown Court. "It was an accident which did not need to happen."

Mr Edwards, of Fishponds, Bristol, who was on the verge of fatherhood at the time of the tragedy, was working for Bristol-based Birakos Enterprises when he was killed on March 19, 2008. The company, which has since gone into administration, denies two charges failing to ensure Mr Edwards' safety at work, and failing to discharge its duties under the Control of Electricity Regulations. No one from Birakos Enterprises is attending the trial and neither the firm nor the administrators are legally represented. Mr Edwards' father Paul and his partner Cheralyn Williams are present for the hearing.

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The Bristol Post published Bristol plumber Danny Edwards died 'due to error by electrician'