Elsie Murphy

“Evidence was heard that a puddle always forms at this location in wet weather and that people have slipped here in the past. Pictures taken on the evening [the deceased] fell were accepted in evidence and are attached. It seems that a drain or soak away from under Ewanrigg Road discharges down the grassy bank to the left of the steps looking up them and pools on the path. There is a drain on the right hand side of the path a few feet from the base of the steps but water does not seem to reach it. I am concerned”