One of three brothers who own the island and run tourist operation there tells court ‘what happened was a shock to everybody’
The Whakaari/White Island eruption trial has heard for the first time this week from the brothers who owned the volcano, as the court considers health and safety charges against them after the deadly 2019 disaster.killed 22 people, including 17 Australians after the volcano unexpectedly erupted as tour groups were visiting. Another 25 people were seriously injured.
Peter Buttle told the court this week that they were not experts in volcanoes, and the eruption had come as a shock. The trial has marked some of the first statements from the Buttle family, who have remained largely silent in the wake of the eruption and throughout the subsequent investigation. Over the past week, their testimony has been presented to Auckland district court in the form of a lengthy audio interview recorded in 2020.
On Friday, the brothers were asked by investigators whether they or their company “believe they owe a duty to the victims of the eruption”.
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