Thames Water is expected to be sentenced next week over the death of a worker in Walthamstow.

Raymond Holmes was killed on April 30, 2010, at the Coopermill Lane site when he was involved in an incident with a vehicle in a confined space.

He was an employee of Thames Water at the time and a member of the GMB trade union.

The company will face health and safety charges relating to his death at Southwark Crown Court on December 8.

Speaking about the case earlier this year, a spokesman for Thames Water said: "This case relates to the tragic death of Ray Holmes, a loyal, long-standing employee of Thames Water, on 30 April 2010.

"We have informed the prosecution that we intend to enter a guilty plea in relation to the charges that have been laid against us under the relevant Health and Safety at Work Act legislation."

Thames Water is facing a single charge under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), namely failure to ensure the health, safety and welfare of its employees.

The Crown Prosecution Service considered workplace manslaughter charges in this case but decided against earlier this year passing the case to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) who have laid charges under the Health and Safety at Work Act.

Waltham Forest Trades Council, a local TUC body, has remembered Raymond and others who have died at work in the area every year on Workers Memorial Day, held annually on April 28.

The union has previously criticised the length of time it has taken for the case to come to court.