Case of boy who died in fall to be moved to a higher court

A FATHER whose six-year-old son died in a fall on a building site welcomed a District Court judge's decision to move the case to a higher court because the maximum fine he could impose on the builders was only €1,900.

Patrick Daly died on his sixth birthday after falling through a skylight at Davis College, Mallow, Co Cork, on May 12 last year. Yesterday, Patrick’s father John said: “I’m glad the case wasn’t heard in that court.

“You only get a fine of 1,900 for not having your car taxed.