The widow of diabetic man who lost his leg after putting his foot in scalding hot water is suing British Gas for more than £100,000 claiming a fault with their boiler was to blame. Melvyn Kaufman (left) lost his leg after putting his foot in scalding hot water. But Daniel Tobin, for British Gas, denied that, saying: 'In essence, he says that the domestic hot water was too hot because of British Gas Trading Ltd's negligence, breach of statutory duty or breach of contract. 'British Gas were not requested by the Kaufmans to replace or repair the hot water cylinder. 'I didn't use any hot water that morning - I don't like hot water on my skin.

Source: Daily Mail November 27, 2019 09:25 UTC