Key facts
- Michaela Boor, 29, died after being hit by falling bricks at a construction site in east London on March 27, 2018.
- The bricks fell from a pallet being hoisted by a tower crane.
- Higgins Homes and four construction workers deny charges of corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences.
- The prosecution claims Higgins Homes failed to assess risks to the public.
- Boor suffered a fractured skull and catastrophic brain injuries, dying two days later.
A mother died from catastrophic brain injuries after a pallet of bricks fell from a crane at a construction site in east London in March 2018. Michaela Boor, 29, was on her school run when the incident occurred.
Higgins Homes and four construction workers are on trial at the Old Bailey, denying charges of corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences. The prosecution alleges that there was no risk assessment for lifting pallets of bricks close to members of the public and that the company failed to consider the safety of people outside the site.
Boor was walking with a friend, Chelsea Mustafa, past a construction site developed by Higgins Homes when the pallet of bricks, being transported by a tower crane, fell on them. The court heard the pallet caught on scaffolding, causing the bricks to fall. Mustafa narrowly avoided the bulk of the falling load, but Boor was hit by the bricks, fracturing her skull. She received treatment at the scene and was taken to hospital, but died two days later on March 29, 2018.