Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 4:09 pm
The gas water heater used to supply a shower in which a
12-year-old boy died in 2018, should never have been
installed inside the bathroom says WorkSafe.
The
victim was using a shower at his family’s holiday home and
died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. The gas from
the water heater had built-up in the small, unventilated
bathroom unit.
Central Plumbing Limited and Michael
James Cartwright were sentenced in the Dunedin District
Court today after being charged under the Plumbers,
Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006 in relation to the
incident. Michael James Cartwright is a Director of the