A company in New Zealand has been found guilty of not "minimising risk" to 22 people who died in the 2019 White Island volcano disaster.
James, Andrew and Peter Buttle, three brothers who own the company, inherited the volcano and licenced other businesses to run tours. They had also been on trial over alleged breaches of New Zealand's workplace health and safety legislation as individuals, but had those charges dismissed last month. But the judge said it "managed and controlled" the active volcano and failed in its duty to minimise the risk there.
"It should have been no surprise that Whakaari could erupt at any time, and without warning, at the risk of death and serious injury," he said.
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