November/December was a busy time in the courts for the fairground industry, with three operators sentenced for serious health and safety failings at their respective sites. Warrington theme park Gulliver's World appeared at Chester Crown Court on 22 November to answer to charges over the death of a 14-year-old disabled teenager on one of its rides in July 2002. Salma Saleem fell 6.6 metres from a gondola on the park's double ferris wheel. As there were no witnesses to the fall, it is not clear how it happened but the HSE's investigation revealed deficiencies in the design and maintenance of the ride, and lack of specific risk assessments and training for operators.
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