Harju court ruled boiler installer innocent: gas accident that killed grandfather and grandchild has no guilty party

Harju District Court ruled that gas boiler installer Andrei Vesselkov was innocent in a case where a gas leak resulted in the deaths of a grandfather and grandchild. The court found that the accident was caused by a combination of multiple circumstances for which no one can be held responsible.

Harju District Court delivered a long-awaited ruling in a case concerning a tragic gas accident in which both a grandfather and grandchild died. The court acquitted the defendant, gas boiler installer Andrei Vesselkov, of all charges.

The court explained in its decision that there was no basis to hold any single individual responsible in this case. The tragedy resulted from the simultaneous confluence of multiple unfavourable circumstances that no party could have foreseen or prevented.

The court ruling means that the fatal gas accident officially remains without a guilty party. The incident, which claimed the lives of two people, caused great suffering to their relatives, and court proceedings have lasted a considerable time. The prosecution has the option to appeal the decision.