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Pastor Helen Verry died trying to pull down a church roller door before a Sunday service in January 2022.
A WorkSafe investigator says a 230kg roller door was "hanging on by its fingernails" before it fell, killing beloved youth pastor Helen Verry.
WorkSafe NZ investigator Andrew Lightburn gave evidence at an inquest into Verry's 2022 death about the poor installation and possible malfunction of the door that caused it to fall.
In 2024 Scotty Doors, now known as SDL Limited, was prosecuted for its installation of the roller door and ordered to pay more than $200,000 in fines and reparation.
