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Businessman jailed for yacht death
01 Apr 2007
A boat owner from Weymouth found guilty of the manslaughter of an employee who died in a fire on his yacht has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Father-of-four Philip Wyman was convicted by a jury at Winchester Crown Court in February and was sentenced at London's Royal Courts of Justice yesterday.
According to a story in the Dorset Echo, Hungarian Krisztian Takacs suffered smoke inhalation and died inside the 48 ft part built boat when it caught fire while he was melting lead.
