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Tragedy of Mersey diver's wind farm death to be re-investigated

    UPDATE: 16th February 2016, Louise Ellman MP for Liverpool Riverside and the MP for Stephen O’Malley has informed me that following her debate in parliament and representations by the Minister, the Danish authorities have agreed to re-open the investigation and there will be a police investigation.

    The Divers Association wants t thank Derek Moore for his unrelenting efforts in getting this case re-opened. Keep in mind the following when you read the article below: Derek spoke to MP Louise Ellman, who tells him this, “The Danish authorities have since confirmed that their State Attorney is reviewing the case, and is expected to make a decision on whether to re-open the case or agree that the original findings were correct”. So the press articles were somewhat premature as the Danish Authorities have only agreed to review the case, not reopen it. We believe this is a great step forward.

    Updated 10:28, 21 Jan 2016

    By Luke Traynor

    Stephen O'Malley, who died while working as a commercial diver at an off shore wind farm in 2012

    Omally

A Mersey diver’s death at an off-shore wind farm is to be re-investigated after authorities wrongly ruled that he died from an undiagnosed heart condition.

Stephen O’Malley was throttled when his neck dam ring, connected to his helmet, tightened as he worked in the North Sea, off the German shore, more than three years ago. Last September, at the 48-year-old’s inquest, Liverpool coroner Andre Rebello described the initial investigation in Denmark and its verdict as “bizarre and fanciful”.

He recorded a new ruling into Mr O’Malley’s death as hypoxic-induced cardiac arrest - because of an over-tight neck equipment ring. Now, after lobbying in parliament by Riverside MP Louise Ellman, the State Attorney in Denmark has agreed to re-examine the May 2012 tragedy. The Liverpool politician said: “I am very pleased that Stephen O’Malley’s case is being reviewed following my debate in Parliament. “The previous decisions leave too many unanswered questions into the tragic circumstances of Stephen’s death.”

Disturbing CCTV footage was played during September’s inquest which showed the distressed diver shouting: “The neck dam is restricting my breathing.”

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/tragedy-mersey-divers-wind-farm-10766771


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derek

The credit must go to Louise Ellman; Steve’s MP to whom I and Tom Wingen provided the advice.

 

 

 

Everything is a coordinated effort of the many parties in an attempt to bring together the right verdict in a case of a miscarriage of justice.

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