Three charged over walkway death

Five people have been charged with Prof Baldwin's manslaughter

Three more people have been charged with the manslaughter of a British woman crushed to death by a moving walkway in Italy.

Professor Sally Baldwin, 62, of York, fell through a hole in the walkway at Tiburtina station, Rome, in October.

She was killed instantly and two maintenance engineers were initially charged with her manslaughter.

After further investigations, three others have also been charged with manslaughter by prosecutors in Italy.

A trial date for the five men is expected to be set within the next few weeks.

Prof Baldwin, who was originally from Coatbridge in Lanarkshire, was changing trains at the station where she had arrived with her ex-husband Jack Baldwin and a friend.

But as she stepped on to the walkway, she fell through a hole where five panels had been removed.

Earlier this month Vincenzo Practico, 29, was awarded the Golden Medal for Civil Merit in the Italian New Year honours list after trying to save her.

He suffered severe injuries to his legs as a result of his actions.

Prof Baldwin was a lecturer at the University of York and a non-executive director of the York NHS Trust.