Nine ‘official suspects’ cited over death of five in Borba quarry

The Public Ministry announced this week that it has cited nine ‘official suspects’ in the inquiry into the five deaths at a Borba quarry last year (click here).

One of the suspects is a company. The investigation however remains ongoing awaiting further requested documentation.

The relatives of the dead men – killed when a national road subsided into a flooded quarry – have already received a total of €1.6 million in compensation by order of the State.