The death of a New Zealand man crushed after climbing into a
wheelie bin following a night's drinking in the English city
of Brighton has been ruled an accident.
His death has prompted a revision of healthy and safety
guidelines for commercial wheelie bins including making locks
compulsory, the BBC reported.
Scott Williams, 35, a former maths teacher at Auckland's
Pakuranga College, who had been living in London, disappeared
in Brighton in July 2009, His body was discovered two days
later at a waste transfer site.
An inquest was told Mr Williams and flatmate Robert Pinniger
had separated, after Mr Pinniger was thrown out of a pub.
Mr Pinniger had expected Mr Williams to follow him to his
mother's house later where the pair had arranged to stay, but
he did not arrive. The court was told it had rained heavily
and Mr Williams may have climbed into a bin for shelter.
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