Italian man awaits court decision over boating accident
A man involved in a fatal boating accident should find out today whether he will face manslaughter charges, his lawyer said.
John Lilley, from Aberdeen, was on holiday with his family at Lake Garda in Italy in 1998 when their hired pleasure craft overturned in a freak storm.
Mr Lilley and his family survived, but three members of the family they had hired the boat with died.
The father of two, who was 43 at the time of the tragedy, is facing the possibility of charges because he used his ID to hire the boat and has been waiting for a court in Italy to come to a decision on the matter for almost a year during which several hearings have been adjourned.
The two owners of the boat and six police officers are also facing possible manslaughter charges over their role in events.
Mr Lilley’s lawyer, Paul Rendell, said: ‘‘He is not being charged at the moment. Today the court decides who will be charged, if anybody.’’
The accident claimed the lives of Richard Harris, 50, a head teacher from Dunstable, Bedfordshire, and his sons, Timothy, 13, and Luke, six.
