'Broken' parents of toddler kkilled in Heysham gas explosion speak out as man is jailed for their son’s death
Emergency services were called to reports of an explosion on Mallowdale Avenue in Heysham at about 2.40am on May 16, 2021.AdvertisementGeorge’s parents were also injured, although thankfully not seriously. They were taken to hospital for treatment and later discharged. They continue to be supported by specially trained officers.
A criminal investigation was launched in the days following the explosion and detectives, assisted by gas experts, identified the cause of the explosion as a gas pipe which had been cut inside number 20 Mallowdale Avenue.Investigations proved that Greenham was responsible for cutting the pipe with an angle grinder planning to steal the pipework. The gas meter was also found to have been bypassed in order to steal gas.
He told one witness four weeks before the explosion that he believed he would make £400 from the venture, which he would use to buy a car. DCI Jane Webb, of the Force Major Investigation Team, said: “Darren Greenham is a truly selfish and wicked man whose main motivation in the build-up to the fatal explosion was financial greed. His reckless actions caused the death of a completely innocent toddler and could easily have led to more deaths. He will have to live with that for the rest of his life.
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