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A mom’s routine morning walk ended in tragedy. Now a company is on trial

Higgins Homes faces corporate manslaughter charges after a pallet of bricks fell from a crane, killing 29-year-old Michaela Boor in east London in 2018.

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As of October 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Higgins Homes faces corporate manslaughter charges after a pallet of bricks fell from a crane, killing 29-year-old Michaela Boor in east London in 2018.
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CenterA mom’s routine morning walk ended in tragedy. Now a company is on trial

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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Oct 7, 5:27 PM

A mom’s routine morning walk ended in tragedy. Now a company is on trial

Higgins Homes faces corporate manslaughter charges after a pallet of bricks fell from a crane, killing 29-year-old Michaela Boor in east London in 2018.

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The Birmingham News (AL.com)News report · Oct 7, 5:27 PM

A mom’s routine morning walk ended in tragedy. Now a company is on trial

Higgins Homes faces corporate manslaughter charges after a pallet of bricks fell from a crane, killing 29-year-old Michaela Boor in east London in 2018.

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The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Oct 7, 5:27 PM

A mom’s routine morning walk ended in tragedy. Now a company is on trial

Higgins Homes faces corporate manslaughter charges after a pallet of bricks fell from a crane, killing 29-year-old Michaela Boor in east London in 2018.

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Oct 7, 5:27 PM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.

Oct 7, 5:27 PM: The Birmingham News (AL.com) joined the source map.

Oct 7, 5:27 PM: The Post-Standard (Syracuse) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.