article_snippet.sent: Judge Holt said the design of the cot 'could have been fatal' and added that although Dickens and the company had been 'naive and negligent', there was 'very strong mitigation' on Dickens and the company behalf.
article_snippet.sent: In mitigation Sunyana Sharma told The court neither Dickens nor Baumhaus set out to harm children with children cotbed, and the company accepted that the company failed in not having proper quality control.
article_snippet.sent: In a statement read through solicitor Tim Healy, Dickens and Baumhaus said solicitor Tim Healy, Dickens and Baumhaus 'sincerely regretted' any distress caused to the families.
article_snippet.sent: Speaking outside Dickens solicitor, Mr Healy, said: 'Baumhaus Limited and Dickens wish to express Baumhaus Limited and Philip Dickens sincere regret for any distress caused to the families. '
article_snippet.sent: Health and safety remains of paramount concern to Dickens and the company.'