Scout Leader On Trial For Manslaughter
A scout leader is on trial for manslaughter after a ten-year old boy scout fell to his death on Snowdon two years ago
Posted: 4 October 2001
by Jon
A scout leader is on trial for manslaughter after a 10-year-old
boy scout fell to his death on Snowdon in October 1999.
In a case with obvious potential implications for youth leaders in
the mountains, Caernarfon Crown Court was told that Peter Finlay, the
scout leader in charge of the group, left Jonathan Attwell to pick
his own way down the mountain, despite his age and total lack of
mountain experience.
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The Snowdon Horseshoe seen
from the Glyders - the group
had reportedly traversed Crib Goch before the accident
occurred
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Finlay's Scout Association Certificate allowing him to lead such
trips had expired two years before the accident and he had failed to
complete a recognised mountain leadership course because he had not
met all the criteria.
Finlay denies manslaughter.
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