Wayne Culliss, 55, was fined £3,000 and ordered to pay £2,500 costs for breaching Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. His son Kazys received a 12-month community order, 140 hours unpaid work, and £500 costs for contravening Gas Safety Regulations 1998 after carrying out unqualified boiler replacement that caused a gas leak endangering tenants including a baby.
Summarised from the official record linked above; figures are as the source states them. Added 23 July 2026.
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