The boss of a company accused of failing to store human body parts legally, threatened to dump clinical waste in hospital car parks during a row with environmental chiefs, a court has heard.Garry Pettigrew allegedly made the comment after failing to hand over documents from his waste processing plant in Shotts.The 55-year-old, and Healthcare Environmental Services Ltd, are on trial over the alleged illegal storage of human body parts and other materials.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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The company stored and processed waste from every hospital in Scotland.Shona McConnell, a senior manager with SEPA, told Hamilton Sheriff Court about a “confrontation” she had with Pettigrew in December 2018 after two of her officers were refused entry to the Shotts premises.She said: “We had heard there was potential disruption to collections from hospitals and primary care settings because the company was no longer operating.“I wanted to get eyes on the site because I knew how much waste had been building up in
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