- Operator Walter Manley was sentenced to three years and four months (half in custody, half on licence) after pleading guilty to manslaughter over the death of delivery driver Ian McCollum at a Newry biomass plant — the judge called it a "catastrophic error of judgement."
- McKinstry Biomass Ltd pleaded guilty to multiple health and safety offences and was fined £120,000.
- McCollum’s family described the death as avoidable and spoke of long trauma and grief, while prosecutors stressed the need for employers to put workplace safety first.
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