Construction workers go on trial after death of young mother in London

• A property development firm and four construction workers are on trial at the Old Bailey over the death of a young mother in east London .
• Michaela Boor, 29, suffered fatal brain injuries when a pallet of bricks fell from a tower crane near a building site in Bow in March 2018.
• Ms Boor was walking past the site on Burdett Road after dropping her child at school when the bricks fell, and she died in hospital two days later.
• Principal contractor Higgins Homes denies charges of corporate manslaughter and a Health and Safety at Work Act offence.
• Four men, including site managers and crane operators, deny gross negligence manslaughter and health and safety offences as the trial continues.

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Young mother 'crushed to death on school run' when bricks fell on head