Concerns about crumbling wall of rental property which crushed 77-year-old grandmother to death were raised eight years before the tragedy, coroner finds

Daily Mail - Sep 17, 2026

Clarice Berry died from chest injuries after the 3,800kg gable wall of her rental property in Wigan fell and buried her alive on July 18 2021.

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