Reported in the Daily Mail today (Sat Dec 6th)

Student killed after DIY repair

A young medical student replaced a rear wheel bearing on 93 VW Golf and the final result was the death of another medical student as the bearing collapsed and the vehicle left the road

The police vehicle examiner concluded that the bearing had been over tightened resulting in the bearing failure, he said "it was a relatively simple mistake by an inexperienced person"

The police decided to take no action against the student

I just wonder what the situation would be if and Independent garage technician had made the same mistake resulting in the death of a customer, would he also receive a slap on the wrist??

As a Automotive Technician, if i walked into the a hospital and carried out a minor op on a patient and they died a few hours later, would i be allowed to walk away?

Peter