BBC Member Found Dead; Blamed Self for Disease Outbreak
A British Broadcasting Corp. service engineer was found dead after he apparently blamed himself for an outbreak of legionnaire’s disease at the corporation’s London offices, police said.
Don Best, 42, manager of development for BBC Radio, was found slumped in his fume-filled car in Stansted, north of London, on Monday.
Police said he had left a note to his wife and children saying he felt responsible for the outbreak, which has infected 20 people, seven of them seriously, at the BBC’s Broadcasting House headquarters.
Doctors suspect that another 44 people have the disease, which is carried by bacteria in water droplets and has been known to flourish in air conditioned premises.
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