Widow appeals for help in fight for justice
Wife continues legal battle husband began before he died

The widow of a former South London man who died from an asbestos-related cancer is appealing for her husband’s former colleagues to come forward and help in her fight for justice.

Terry Jones, 69, of Basingstoke, died in July 2007 after developing mesothelioma, a painful cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Just weeks before his death, Mr Jones had launched a legal fight for compensation – a fight his wife Irene is determined to win for him.

“In August 2006, Terry was building a conservatory at the rear of our house,” said Mrs Jones. “When he finished the work, he was complaining of back pains and thought he had maybe pulled a muscle. But when he went to see a doctor and had a number of scans and tests, they told us he had mesothelioma.

“The doctors said that mesothelioma is caused by exposure to asbestos, and that’s when Terry decided to hold to account the people he believed...