Mesothelioma

I said 'Are you telling me that my husband is going to die?

', and they said 'Yes'.

“But I don't think they expected him to die as quickly as he did.

I was told that he had a year left, but he only lasted another five weeks.”At first, the family could not remember when he had come into contact with asbestos but then remembered his time at the two Norwich schools.Mrs Harris added: “I don't think anybody realised the potential danger of asbestos at that time.

But Angel Road Middle School was very old, had two boiler houses, and the pipes were crumbling.”Mrs McClay took as evidence a document from Norfolk County Council confirming Mr Harris' caretaker's job, which also involved a stint at Acle High School until 1991, involved the maintenance of the heating systems at the schools.

Last month, Mrs Harris launched a landmark legal action against the county council in the High Court to claim damages of up to £150,000.She claims the council's negligence in failing to protect her husband during his time at the school between 1980 and 1987 cut short his life by 14 years.County council spokesman Steve Reilly...

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