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Since Laboom Dyer’s death, Ports of Auckland has been prosecuted in relation to two other fatal accidents. Father-of-seven Pala’amo (Amo) Kalati was crushed to death under a container. The 31-year-old has been remembered for his “big grin and even bigger heart”. Supplied The late Laboom Dyer with his son, Noah. Dyer was 23 years old and working for Ports of Auckland when his straddle crane tipped, causing fatal injuries. Kalati, a stevedore who was understood to have only worked at Ports of Auckland for a couple of months, died in August on a ship at the Fergusson container terminal. ....
SUPPLIED The statement was not read in court but the family agreed to share it with Stuff. She says she was told of Dyer’s death by his brother Tua Dyer, despite being listed as the emergency contact on company employment forms. Reilly says Noah had insisted on sleeping next to her in her bed after his father died. “Noah didn’t want me to leave, and he would always say to me, ‘Don’t leave like daddy did,’” she told the court. “For about a week after the incident Noah would say to me: ‘Doctors fix everyone – why couldn’t they fix daddy?’” ....