Pensioner, 90, died at Royal Gwent Hospital after suffering fall at home

Edwin Askew, from Fairwater, Cwmbran, died at Newport’s Royal Gwent Hospital while he was being treated for his injuries.

The Yorkshire-born retired salesman’s death was recorded as an accident following an inquest at Newport Coroner’s Court.

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Senior coroner for Gwent, Caroline Saunders, said: “Edwin Askew was a 90-year-old gentleman whose health had recently been in decline.

“This increased frailty led to a fall at his home on 8 December 2019, at which time he sustained a cerebral bleed.

“Sadly the effects overwhelmed him and he died in the Royal Gwent Hospital on 9 December 2019.”