3:30pm Sunday 7th February 2010
An inquest has heard how a Newport pensioner died from head injuries sustained from a fall, during a night out with friends.
Beulah Merlin Williams had been enjoying a meal at the Mor Awellon at Newport’s Parrog on September 3rd last year, to celebrate a 30th wedding anniversary.
The Indian-born 85-year-old, of 15 Parc y Onen, Dinas Cross, moved to the county in 2004 and was described as a fit, active lady.
Coroner’s officer Jeremy Davies said Mrs Williams had consumed a glass of champagne and some wine that evening. On leaving the restaurant she had stumbled and fallen on her face.
Mr Williams had gone to collect the car and switched on his headlights to see his wife lying on the floor with a wound to her forehead and suffering from some confusion.
A CT scan at Withybush Hospital returned all clear and Mrs Williams was sent home to recover after sustaining some soft tissue swelling. Just over a week later, Mrs Williams fell ill with a sudden headache, dizziness and nausea and she returned to Withybush Hospital where tests revealed Mrs Williams had a ‘massive acute haematoma’.
Neurosurgeons decided against operating on Mrs Williams, due to her age and the size of the haematoma, so she was taken to the high dependency unit where she later died.
On Thursday, Pembrokeshire coroner Mark Layton recorded a narrative verdict, stating that Mrs Williams had died of a head injury as a result of a fall in the street.
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