Wallace Hunter died at the Pitlochry Hydro in 2019 after being trapped in the bath, while guests and emergency services tried to smash in the door.
The manager of a historic hotel where an elderly guest was scalded to death - trapped behind a bathroom door that could not be opened from the outside - told a court on Thursday of his “heartbreak” that the tragedy was linked to a problem that could have been rectified “decades” earlier.
He told a fatal accident inquiry, at Alloa Sheriff Court: “I've thought a lot about this. When you imagine not just the scenario we're talking about here, but any number of different scenarios, we'd have been in the same situation where we couldn't get into the room. Procurator fiscal depute Gail Adair said: “In other words, if there was a cold water failure, the thermostatic valve would not operate to stop the hot water coming through at excessive temperature.”
Other entries relating to other rooms referred to showers being “difficult to regulate”; “boiling hot, temperature handle not working”; and “tap control of temperature not working well”.“Sometimes it might just been a case of an elderly person not being able to turn a tap properly.Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.
“The issue is why were you having people constantly having difficulties using them, even if they are working properly?”He said: "There was a big cost involved but there would have been an opportunity to update them sooner.”
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