Housekeeper crushed to death while passing under storm-hit tree

Kensington

A housekeeper was crushed to death by falling masonry after a tree fell during an Autumn storm, an inquest heard. Teresita Sison, 58, died after a tree was uprooted opposite Knightsbridge Barracks, Kensington during high winds at the tail-end of Hurricane Gonzalo in October 2014. Police had put in vehicle cordons to redirect traffic but pedestrians were still able to access the pavement. Westminster Coroner’s Court, sitting in the Royal Courts of Justice, heard a supporting wall collapsed and the…

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