Wirral pensioner died after slipping on ice in garden

Jan 20 2010 by Matt Hurst, Birkenhead News

A FORMER environmental health officer died after slipping on ice and striking his head on his garden wall, an inquest heard.

Brian Young, 70 was taking his dog for a walk around the garden of his home on Tuesday, January 5, the day the heaviest slurries of snow fell on Wirral.

At an inquest at Wallasey Town Hall on Thursday, coroner’s officer, Donald Johnston said: “The deceased was in the garden at home, between 8.30am and 9am, walking his dog when, unwitnessed, he slipped and fell on the ice, striking his head on the garden wall.

“Following the fall, he felt unsteady on his feet and went to bed.

“Some time later, he went to the toilet, where he vomited and collapsed.”

Mr Young, who lived on Waterpark Road in Prenton and was married with two sons, remained unresponsive as ambulance crews arrived.

While travelling to Arrowe Park Hospital, he endured two seizures, each lasting for 30 seconds.