Two to appear in court charged with the unlawful killing of man who was electrocuted on Cornish farm

Two men will appear in court charged with the unlawful killing of a 33 year old man who was electrocuted at a farm in Cornwall three years ago. Jason Morgan, from Bristol, was installing safety netting on a steel framed barn extension being built at a beef farm in Roche, Cornwall, in June 2011 when he died. He was found at the bottom of an aluminium ladder after working near three 11,000 volt power cables at the top section of the barn. An inquest into his death was halted by the coroner Andrew Cox after four days of evidence and the case was referred back to the Director of Public Prosecutions. Now Roger Matthews, 47, of St Ervan, Wadebridge, Cornwall, and 54 year old Norman Treseder, of Wendron, Helston, Cornwall, will appear before Bodmin magistrates court on Tuesday charged with manslaughter. The two men face one allegation that on June 13th 2011 at Great Brynn Barton Farm, Withiel, they unlawfully killed Jason Morgan. The case is indictable only and will be sent to Truro Crown Court for trial. Mr Matthews is the managing director and safety director of Wadebridge based farm Matthews Plant Hire Ltd which owned the barn. His plant hire company is facing two charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act along with a third man, Philip Tucker, 57, of St Wenn, Bodmin. Tucker is also facing two HSE charges, that as a roofer, he failed to ensure workers were not exposed to risks of electrocution from high voltage power cables.