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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mike Bedigan

Dead Boeing whistleblower’s family says company may not have ‘pulled the trigger’ but it’s responsible

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The family of a dead Boeing whistleblower says that they hold the aircraft manufacturer responsible for his death, even if the company had not “pulled the trigger”.

John Barnett, 62, a quality control engineer at Boeing for 32 years, was found dead at a South Carolina hotel in March, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A coroner later ruled that he died by suicide. At the time he was testifying in a lawsuit against the aircraft manufacturer.

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