By Press Association 2021
Lorraine Barwell
Serco has pleaded not guilty to breaching health and safety at work laws after a guard was killed by a prisoner she was escorting.
Lawyers acting for security company told Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday that it denies one count of failing to ensure that staff were not exposed to risks to their health, safety and welfare.
Prosecutor Natasha Hausdorff said this failure had led to the death of custody officer Lorraine Barwell while she was on duty at Blackfriars Crown Court in June 2015.
Humphrey Burke was found by an Old Bailey jury to have killed Serco custody officer Lorraine Barwell (Metropolitan Police/PA)
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