Emma Shaw, 22, killed by 240 volts from stopcock made live in building blunder but mother Diane Potter brands negligent supervisor's punishment a 'joke'

The mother of a young woman electrocuted by faulty wiring during a flood at her home has told of her fury after the worker responsible was fined just 1,000.

Mum-of-one Emma Shaw, 22, died when she was hit by 240 volts from a stopcock that had become live because of a building blunder. Her one-year-old son Brayden was playing in the lounge when she collapsed

Negligent Neil Hoult, 53, was handed the fine after being found guilty of breaching health and safety rules.

But Emma's mum Diane Potter branded the punishment a joke. She said: I am so very disappointed. It just does not seem right to fine someone only 1,000 for such a terrible thing.

That is a very small price to pay for a death. It has been over six years since I lost Emma and I havent really been able to grieve. But now at last I have closure.

Emma was killed while dealing with a leak from a boiler at her flat, in West Bromwich, West Mids.

She was trying to turn off the stopcock when she was hit by the fatal shock. Investigators found the tap had become live after a screw penetrated an electric cable during construction work at her home.

Hoult, of nearby Rowley Regis, approved and issued a certificate ruling the electrical installations were safe and did not pose any danger.

Emma was found dead in a storage room by her partner Andrew Cross. He had rushed home from work after she sent frantic text messages about a pipe which had fallen off. She told him "the electrics were sparking".

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April 1, 2014 at 7:13 pm by Mr HomeBuilder
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