Wife of man crushed to death by toilet in London wants £200,000 compensation

The widow of a worker who was crushed underneath a falling toilet in central London is fighting for £200,000 compensation for his death.

Kevin Holding, 60, died after conducting work in Shaftesbury Avenue, when a urinal fell onto him ‘without warning’, killing him almost instantly.

The retractable toilet unit, manufactured by Dutch company Urilift, has become an increasingly familiar sight in London’s West End and is designed to be lowered below ground during the day, then raised up for use by revellers at night.

But while conducting maintenance on the toilet, Mr Holding, from Beckenham, Kent, died from ‘catastrophic’ injuries from the impact.

His long-term partner, Katrina Woods, has now launched a six-figure damages claim over his death – suing Mr Holding’s employers, Hi-Tech Washroo