The widows of five men crushed to death at a scrap metal plant have said they feel “abandoned and ignored” and are yet to receive justice two and a half years after the tragedy. The families of the men, four from the Gambia and one from Senegal, previously condemned the verdict and said they believe the men were unlawfully killed. Tonbong Camarah Conteh, who suffered serious crush injuries to his leg, said: “I want justice for my friends and help for the families. When work became harder to secure in Spain, the men came to Britain individually and joined a local employment agency before finding work at the Shredmet plant. The company said it had been advised that “as the men were not actually employees” of Shredmet any contact should be through the victims’ employment agency.

Source: The Guardian January 06, 2019 14:48 UTC