A 30-year-old labourer dies after being suffocated when a trench collapses during home renovation work, Suffolk Police says. The worker, Dale Baker, dies after the trench collapses on him, followed by the foundations of a conservatory, in Woodbridge in December 2020.
Police say the incident is investigated as a workplace safety matter and leads to criminal proceedings against a construction firm director. The Daily Mail reports that the director is jailed in connection with Baker’s death. The outlet describes the death and location, but does not provide additional details in the supplied text about the director’s specific conduct, the legal charges, or the length of the sentence.
Overall, the reporting is limited to the death, the circumstances described by police, and the fact that a director receives a custodial sentence. Other aspects—such as findings from court, sentencing reasons, or broader regulatory context—are not included in the excerpts provided.
