Man sentenced to conditional prison for fatal building board collapse in Mäntsälä
A man in his early fifties received an eight-month conditional sentence after construction boards fell on children, killing a six-year-old and injuring a five-year-old in Mäntsälä.
The court found the 53-year-old man guilty of aggravated homicide and aggravated assault after he left heavy building boards on a cart near a hallway entrance, where they toppled onto a yard in October 2024. The collapse killed a six-year-old child and wounded a five-year-old sibling. The trial examined the responsibility of the younger child's other parent. The Eastern Uusimaa District Court described the man's conduct as extremely negligent.
Why it matters
The case highlights the legal consequences of extreme negligence causing child fatalities.
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