Killed wharfie affected by 'cocktail of drugs'

A wharfie killed in a ship's hold in Lyttelton late last year was affected by a cocktail of prescribed and non-prescribed drugs, an inquiry has found. Warren John Ritchie, 49, received fatal crush injuries while working in the hold of fertiliser ship Citrus Venus in Lyttelton on December 21 last year. Ritchie, employed by Lyttelton Stevedoring Services (LSS) as a casual wharfie, strayed into a designated safety area and was...