Well said 'Leading edge', Floppy Link was in line for everything you gave him, but there is a twist to this tale - only the media believed that the winch cable was cut - it never happened ! It was attempted but there was a malfunction (I dare not say why), but this action effectively disabled the winch, and it was all too late for poor Bill.
Personally I hope that Lorna Deacon does extremely well with the forthcoming legal action.