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Old 20th Dec 2022, 16:07
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_Agrajag_
 
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Does the change in the double jeopardy law have any impact?

Might it now be possible for Andrew Hill to face a re-trial, on the basis of the findings by the coroner?

I'm not sure that anything would be gained from doing so, in terms of true justice. Nothing changes the fact that these innocent people were killed, nor that human error was the cause of their death. Very sad as events like these are, I'm never really sure that prolonged legal action ever really makes anyone feel any better about the tragic outcome, other than the results from an inquest. I suspect that the same will be true for other tragic events involving the loss of life. Grenfell Tower springs to mind, and with no wish to go off-topic I strongly suspect that none of those guilty of errors and deliberate corner cutting will face criminal charges.
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