THE PEMBROKESHIRE HERALD FRIDAY JANUARY 30 2015


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3 News Scurvy was cause of 8 year old’s death THE CORONER for


Pembrokeshire has concluded that an eight-year-old boy did die from a Vitamin C deficiency, also known as scurvy.


Dylan Mungo Seabridge, from Dolau, Eglwyswrw, died shortly after being taken to hospital on December 6 2011. An


open conclusion was delivered at the inquest which took place in Milford Haven on Thursday, January 29.


The inquest heard how he went into cardiac arrest and on arrival at the hospital attempts were made to resuscitate him but they were unsuccessful. His parents, Glynn and Julie Seabridge, were not present at the inquest and Katie Hanson from Welsh & Co appeared on their behalf. They had been charged with neglect by the Crown Prosecution Service but the case was dropped in November 2014. Jeremy Davis, Coroners Officer for Dyfed Powys Police said: “On December 6 2011,


Ambulance


control received a call from Glynn Seabridge saying his son had just collapsed after being ill for a few days. He went on to say that his


son had stopped breathing and was completely out of it. Paramedics arrived at 20:28hrs and found Dylan lying unconscious and not breathing on the lounge floor with his father leaning over him. Mrs Seabridge was sat in a chair looking on. The paramedics commenced CPR which was continued throughout the journey to Withybush Hospital. Neither parent travelled in the ambulance with Dylan. Attending officers noted that Dylan had bruising to his ankles and knees, swollen legs and a rash on his lower legs and commented that he may have contracted meningitis. A post mortem carried out by Dr S James found a number of abnormal findings including massive soft tissue haemorrhage in the lower legs and dental abnormalities including loose teeth. Dr James concluded that the cause of death was that of a longstanding vitamin C deficiency, which is commonly referred


to as


scurvy.” He went on to say that although Dylan had been registered as a patient at a local surgery there was no record of him being seen as a patient. The Seabridge family also registered at the Dental practice in Quay Street, Haverfordwest, but


Dylan was not seen by a dentist nor was an appointment made for him. Jeremy Davis went on to say: “On December 21 2011, Mr Glyn Seabridge


attended voluntarily medical attention at


Cardigan Police Station for interview. He stated that he did not realise Dylan was in need of


and thought that the pains in his legs were simply growing pains. An appointment was made for him and his wife to attend Cardigan Police station on October 10, 2012. They failed to attend stating they were both unwell to do so. They were arrested and conveyed to the police station and in interview they both stated that they didn’t realise Dylan was ill and that they thought he had a good diet.” Katie Hanson then put forward evidence


expert from Dr Joris


Delanghe who was also instructed to look into the case.


She told the inquest that Dr Delanghe had said that although scurvy should be taken into account, other more common diagnoses should not be excluded.


Concluding the inquest, Pembrokeshire Coroner Mark Layton said: “Dylan Mungo Seabridge was admitted to hospital after he became poorly at his home address. By the


T rust pulls out of adventure centre


THE PEMBROKESHIRE ADVENTURE CENTRE is set to close its doors after the Princes Trust made a shock announcement it was pulling out of the centre. The Pembroke dock base employed 15 people, 11 who are now redundant and a further 4 whose contracts had expired.


Many pupils of local schools will


have used the water based facility for activities such as canoeing, sailing and power boating, and the centre also helped


disadvantaged young


people get training, education and opportunities for employment. A spokesperson for The Prince’s


Trust said: “The Prince’s Trust is handing control of the adventure centre back to Pembrokeshire Council.


Despite our best efforts, the centre has become too expensive to run and, as a charity, we need to prioritise our work helping disadvantaged young people into jobs and training. We remain committed


to helping unemployed


young people in Wales and are currently seeking support from the public and private sector in order to expand our work.”


Glynn and Julie Seabridge: Not facing prosecution over death


time the ambulance arrived, Dylan was in cardiac arrest. A subsequent post-mortem examination by Dr Deryck James gave the cause of death as vitamin C deficiency (scurvy) and that is the cause of death I will record in this inquest. The matter was the subject of a thorough criminal investigation. Charges were dismissed recently at Swansea Crown Court when no evidence was offered by the


anything


The Herald asked if there was further


the local council


could have done to save the centre from closure, however, they did not comment on this. Maudie Hughes of Pembrokeshire


Tourism said that the shock decision and resultant closure was: “A blow to the county, not just in terms of the jobs that will be lost there, but also the wealth of opportunities afforded to visitors and locals alike. The activities on offer at the centre provided a range


Crown Prosecution service. Schedule 1, paragraph 8 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 makes it clear that where an inquest has been resumed after criminal proceedings have concluded, the coroner’s conclusion must not be inconsistent with the outcome of the proceedings. An open conclusion would not fall foul of schedule 1 and that is the conclusion I reach in this inquest.”


of learning opportunities for young people, as well as team building activities for corporate clients and this


will leave a gap in the local


marketplace.” A spokesperson for Pembrokeshire


County Council confirmed that the trust would leave the centre at the end of January, and a report about the property’s future would be likely to go before Cabinet at a meeting next month.


Quick Exit: Princes trust pull out costs 15 jobs.


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