Man arrested on manslaughter charge over workplace death

A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of a 28-year-old man in a work-related incident at Torpoint on January 16.

The suspect has been questioned at Launceston Police Station and released on Police bail until May 9.

A joint investigation continues involving the Police and the Health and Safety Executive.

The man arrested is 39 and from the St Austell area of Cornwall.

Husband and father of eight-month-old baby Ryan Thomas died at Pier Lane, Cawsand while working as a linesman for Western Power Distribution.

It is understood he died when an electricity pole he was working on collapsed.

Mr Thomas, a keen sportsman, was married to Zara and had a daughter, Maisy.