#Breaking: #UK. Magistrates’ #courtroom sat in darkness today after ceiling #collapsed, leaving water gushing into well of court

Magistrates’ courtroom sat in darkness today after ceiling collapsed, leaving water gushing into well of court:

magistrates’ courtroom sat in darkness today after the ceiling collapsed, leaving water gushing into the well of the court.

Courtroom six at Reading Magistrates Court sprung a leak after a hole developed on Tuesday afternoon.

Plaster could be seen strewn across one of the benches in the court and the carpet under the door leading into it had turned a dark blue as water seeped out across the floor.

The sound of running water could be heard loudly from a room set aside for use by the Youth Offending Team situated directly next to courtroom six.

Reading Magistrates' Court

Read more https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/crumbling-courts-ceiling-collapses-at-reading/5119315.article


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