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Eagle Farm Racecourse deaths prompt manslaughter charges

Manslaughter charges have been laid over the deaths of two workers crushed by a concrete slab at Eagle Farm Racecourse in October.

Police have charged a 58-year-old man from Merrimac with two counts of manslaughter.

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Workers killed at racecourse

Two men are killed after an eight tonne slab of concrete falls on them at Eagle Farm Racecourse. 7 News Queensland: October 6th, 2016

Ashley Morris, 34 and fellow father Humberto Leite, 55, were working in a construction pit when the slab fell on them on October 6..

They'd been working on a multi-million-dollar upgrade of Brisbane's premier race track's infield facilities.

Two men were crushed to death by a falling concrete slab at Eagle Farm Racecourse.
Two men were crushed to death by a falling concrete slab at Eagle Farm Racecourse. Photo: Jorge Branco

The 58-year-old is due to front Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

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