An elderly lady had died after falling from an open window at her care home. Although she suffered moderately severe injuries from the fall, they were not serious enough of themselves to cause her death which resulted from pre-existing pneumonia, but they did accelerate the process.
Held: A simple verdict of ‘accidental death to which neglect contributed’ was inadequate and that a narrative verdict explaining the circumstances of the death was required.
Judges:
Mitting J
Citations:
[2004] EWHC 2467 (Admin)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Applied – Middleton, Regina (on the Application of) v Coroner for the Western District of Somerset HL 11-Mar-2004
The deceased had committed suicide in prison. His family felt that the risk should have been known to the prison authorities, and that they had failed to guard against that risk. The coroner had requested an explanatory note from the jury.
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Cited – Goodson v HM Coroner for Bedfordshire and Luton and Another (No 2) CA 12-Oct-2005
The applicant intended to appeal refusal of her challenge to the verdict of the coroner. For the first time at appeal she sought a protective costs order.
Held: The Corner House case established that a request for a protective costs order . .
Cited – Ministry of Defence v Her Majesty’s Coroner for Wiltshire and Swindon and others Admn 13-Feb-2006
The ministry appealed against the verdict that the deceased had been unlawfully killed. He had ingested sarin during an experiment on him at Porton Down in 1953. The court was asked itself to amend the verdict.
Held: There had been a full . .
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Coroners
Updated: 13 June 2022; Ref: scu.219267