Crown drops charges against former boss of company accused of illegally storing body parts at Lanarkshire site

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Prosecutors have dropped charges against the former boss of Healthcare Environmental Services Limited which was accused of illegally storing huge amounts of hospital waste including body parts a site in Lanarkshire and was accused of illegally storing huge amounts of hospital waste including body parts.The decision to scrap proceedings against Garry Pettigrew and Healthcare Environmental Services Limited comes after 12 days of evidence at court hearings spread over almost a year.Pettigrew, 56, and the company were on trial over claims that waste was stored for longer than permitted and that Scottish Environment Protection Agency officers were obstructed in their duties.

The company employed 400 people at 13 UK sites including Shotts and Dundee.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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It had an annual turnover of £35 million but went into liquidation in 2019.SEPA officers told the court they found bins full of human body parts and other organic waste piled up at the Shotts facility.