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Haut du Mont: Gas worker to face retrial

Lee Ward (centre) arriving at Jersey's Royal Court

A gas worker will face a retrial in connection with the fatal Haut du Mont explosion in 2022.

In a hearing at the Royal Court, Lee Ward, 59, was told that he will face another trial, charged with ten counts of gross negligence manslaughter.

A jury previously failed to reach a majority verdict following a five-and-a-half week trial.

Mr Ward, wearing a blue suit, only spoke to confirm his name in court today.

A new trial date has yet to be set, although Crown Advocate Simon Thomas estimated it would take around two weeks.

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