The Catholic Church has been fined £13,400 after a pensioner plummeted 50ft to his death.
Christopher Duffy, 81, was a volunteer at Sacred Heart Church in Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire. He was a key holder and responsible for opening the church.
Construction work to install a lift to a hall had been delayed after the builder discovered pipes which he believed were connected to gas and would have to be removed by a specialist contractor.
Fr John Campell told him they were connected to the water supply and a tank in the loft. It is believed Duffy went to inspect the pipes.
A spokesman for the Archdiocese of Glasgow said: “The Archdiocese wishes to express once more its regret and sorrow.”
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