Council fined £56k over fatal plunge

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Council fined £56k over fatal plunge

A local authority has been fined £56,000 following the death of an electrician working in a school gym.

Kilmarnock Sheriff Court heard that Robert McGill, 35, died after a platform he was working from toppled at Kilmarnock Academy, Ayrshire on April 6 last year.

Mr McGill, who had worked for East Ayrshire Council for 18 years, had been repairing lights at the time.