Barr, Elaine
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | Jardine, Elaine | ||
| born on | 10 March 1946 at 15:25 (= 3:25 PM ) | ||
| Place | Falkirk, Scotland, 56n00, 3w48 | ||
| Timezone | GMT h0w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   19°28'   21°17 Asc. 23°49'
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Biography
Scottish owner of a butcher shop in Wishaw along with her husband John and their son Martin, who worked with them. It was a popular and successful shop until a severe outbreak of E-coli 0157 poisoning broke out, killing 21 and causing illness of some 400 people.
Suspicion fell on Barr's shop. After a 37-day investigation, it was found that Barr's was found to have failed to insure adequate inspection and safety measures for hygienic meat safety. It was also found to have failed to cooperate fully with environmental health officers who had visited the shop on 11/22/1996 to warn him of the possible link between his meat and the death of six pensioners on 11/17. They had eaten lunch in Wishaw's Old Parish Church Hall before falling fatally ill.
On 11/26, Harry Shaw, the first of the men died. John Barr closed his shop the following day as an investigation began. By 12/01, Monklands hospital was forced to open another ward to cope with the influx of patients being admitted. On 1/15/1997, the Government released the details of the investigation report.
Barr re-opened his shop on 2/27 and it was not until 10/20 that he went on trial, denying culpable and reckless conduct in connection with the supply of cooked meats in his shop. A week later, the trial collapsed due to a lack of evidence and Barr was released. However, he and his wife Elaine and son Martin went on trial on a charge of breaching food hygiene regulations on 1/19/1998. It quickly concluded with a fine the following day of 2,250 pounds.
Relationships
- spouse relationship with Barr, John Mullan (born 20 June 1945)
- child relationship with Barr, Martin (born 14 December 1967)
Events
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 22 November 1996 (Health inspection of meat shop)
- Work : Lose social status 27 November 1996 (Close of butcher shop for investigation)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 27 February 1997 (Re-opening of shop)
- Crime : Trial dates 20 October 1997 (Trials began on butcher shop poisoning charges)
- Crime : Trial dates 19 January 1998 (Breach of food hygiene regulations)
Source Notes
Caroline Gerard quotes B.C. in Transit January 1999
Categories
- Vocation : Business : Business owner (Family owned butcher shop)
- Lifestyle : Work : Work in team/ Tandem (Worked with husband and son)
- Passions : Criminal Perpetrator : Homicide involvement (Death due to contaminated meat)
- Passions : Criminal Perpetrator : Social crime/ delinquent (Breach of food hygiene regulations)
- Lifestyle : Financial : Loss - Financial crisis (Fines due to poor business conduct)
- Vocation : Food and Beverage : Butcher/ Meat
