Lawyer killed by falling window frames after firms ignored ‘obvious’ safety risk

  A lawyer was crushed to death by falling window frames as she walked to work after three construction companies and key staff ignored the ‘obvious’ risk to public safety, a court heard. Amanda Telfer, 44, was passing by a building site in Hanover Square in central London when a gust of wind toppled over three 13ft-by-13ft wooden structures weighing 655kg. Members of the public had noticed the window moving in the wind but their concern was not shared by…