Father-of-two tried to run moments before 100-year-old pine tree crushed him, as friend narrowly escaped, inquest hears
William Kenny had been working on cutting down the tree when it fell in the wrong direction
A verdict of accidental death has been recorded after a workman was crushed by a 100-year-old pine tree he had been cutting down with a childhood friend.
Father of two William Kenny (41) died almost “instantly” after the tree fell unexpectedly in the wrong direction. He ran but part of the pine landed on him, causing devastating injuries.
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