The family of a man who was dead crushed in a freak accident fear that they may never discover what the pop-up urinal caused to suddenly drop.
Maintenance engineer Kevin Holding, 60, was killed when he worked in Soho on January 27, 2023. His research heard that it took two hours before a tap arrived to lift the urinal of him.
His daughter Karlie Holding, 37, said that the lack of answers about how he was crushed was “disgusting” and “disrespectful”. She said BBC London: “The family as a whole has not been the same at all: we are a very broken family.”
The CHEST DEAN Purvis of the with Police, who is still investigating, apologized for the interests.
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He said, “We are sorry for the impact that this has on everyone in Mr Holding's family.”
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Karlie, Van Sevenoaks in Kent, added that the parents of Mr. Holding, both in the 1980s, “had been beaten for six”.
She said about her grandparents, who are both in the 1980s: “One of their biggest fears is that they will never find out before they pass.
“We have not received any closure, we have not been good to mourn well, close that chapter and to lead our lives in memory of dad and our family.
“We are still in this gray zone where we have no idea what happened, how he has lost his life, so we can't let that rest.”
Mr. Holding, from Beckenham in Southeast London, was trapped under the telescopic urinal, which fell to him while working on the device, his research was told.
It heard how the emergency services reached the toilet where the Mr. Holding worked at around 13:05 GMT, but could not free him.
The work he did was performed on behalf of Westminster City Council, which expressed “the deepest sympathies for the family and friends of Kevin Holding”.
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A Health and Security spokesperson said in a statement: “We help the metropolitan police investigation into this incident.”
Det CHES Purvis added: “This is a complex matter and it took time to receive the interim expert report from the Health and Safety Executive.”
In response, MS Holding said: “I am not surprised that they are buck.
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Mr. Holding Fear's family is his file “Sit on a table that collects dust” [Holding family]
Mrs. Holding said: “I really believe because he died, they continue to forget my father's case.
“It's not like we even get a time frame – I think it's disgusting.”
Regarding the impact on the wider family, she added: “Our lives have been on hold – we have done nothing.
“We are just on the coast. It's terrible.”
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Last year the with Police admitted that “the family had not given the support they would expect in the past year”.
The family told BBC London that the family business had been mentioned since then.
Det CH INS PURVIS said: “We have carefully the [HSE report’s] Content and wait for a final advice before we decide on the next steps.
“We acknowledge that this research has been going on for a long time.”
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