Parkwood Community Leisure Ltd in court over death of Portsmouth taxi driver electrocuted
A company that previously ran the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth has appeared in court over the death of a Portsmouth taxi driver who was electrocuted at the site while playing football.
Parkwood Community Leisure Ltd operated the five-a-side pitch in Hilsea when Albert Xhediku, 34, died after touching a floodlight pylon on January 17, 2016. He had left the pitch to retrieve a football when the incident happened.
The Health & Safety Executive recently said the company has been charged with failing to protect the public and are scheduled to appear in court on December 4.
A Health & Safety Executive spokesperson said: “Parkwood Community Leisure Ltd has been charged with the following offence: Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 [“the Act”], failed to discharge the duty to which it was subject by virtue of section 3(1) of the Act.”
The hearing at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court was adjourned until February 4 next year.