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10:45 EDT, 25 January 2021
A landlord who admits manslaughter after a seven-year-old boy was electrocuted in his pub garden swapped banter with his punters about the lethal fusebox, a court heard.
Harvey Tyrrell was killed by a massive shock when he sat on a wall lamp and touched a metal railing while playing with his friend, jurors heard.
He collapsed when the power surge flowed through his body as horrified drinkers ran to help him at the King Harold in Romford, Essex.
Colin Naylor, 73, an electrician with 50 years experience, is accused of manslaughter and failing to fit the premises with safe lighting.
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image captionHarvey Tyrrell died in September 2018 from electrocution
A seven-year-old boy died after touching a defective lighting fixture in a pub garden, a court has heard.
Harvey Tyrrell, from Harold Wood, was electrocuted as he climbed a garden wall of the King Harold Pub in Romford, east London, on 11 September 2018.
He was pronounced dead in hospital about an hour later.
Colin Naylor, 73, who installed the light fitting, denies a charge of manslaughter by gross negligence at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
Mr Naylor, an experienced electrician, also denies a second charge of failing to discharge a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act.