Mesothelioma

Sheila Wood, of Friars Lane, received £10,000 in compensation after her husband, Harold, died of She said: “It is awful that people in Scotland are receiving more compensation than those in England.

It seems unfair.

“No amount of money will bring back Harold but the law should be changed to make it fairer for everyone who loses a loved one to Part of his job at Vickers involved him delivering messages to foremen and managers on board the ships.

The role saw him walk through areas where asbestos was being used.

His employers never told Mr Wood that the dust was harmful.

He died just four and a half months after he was diagnosed with the lung disease.

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