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Grandmother dies after freak accident
by Faiza Afzaal
A PENSIONER died after being struck by an unattended stock cage accidentally hit by a young boy pushing a shopping trolley in a supermarket, an inquest
heard. Grandmother Mrs Vera Longfield (86), of
Brook Street, fell and sustained a broken hip after colliding with the 6ft. tall steel cage at Tesco’s Clitheroe branch. And the accident, which took place around.
2 p.m. on January 4th , has prompted the store to review its re-stocking procedure and ensure that stock cages are never left unat
tended. After the incident, Mrs Longfield was taken
to Blackburn Royal Infirmary and underwent surgery for her fractured hip, but died two days - just days before her 87th birthday. Dr William Lawler, home office pathologist,
carried out a post-mortem examination and said Mrs Longfield died of broncho-pneumo nia due to chronic bronchitis and emphysema and contributing to her death, but not causing was the fractured neck of femur and osteo porosis - otherwise known as brittle bone dis
ease. Blackburn, Hyndburn and Kibble Valley
coroner Mr Michael Singleton, recorded a ver
dict of accidental death. During the inquest, held at the Ribble Val
ley Borough Council chamber, Mr Graham Holden, the local supermarket’s duty manag er on the day of the tragedy told the coroner how he left the metal cage on aisle number two, which houses the kitchen rolls.
He said: “I left the cage, containing clip
strips, in a safe designated place in aisle two and was called away to the customer service
desk. “I finished there and 10 minutes later I left
the shop floor for my lunch break. While I was on my break, there was a Tannoy message ask ing me to go to aisle two immediately “Once I arrived with one of my colleagues, I saw Vera was lying on the floor complaining of
pain.” Mr Singleton read out a statement by the
grandmother of the boy which stated: “My grandson was initially sitting in the trolley, but he got fed-up and asked if he could push it
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while I held on to it. I then assisted a lady, who I now know to be Vera, to choose some rubber
gloves. “I took my hands off the trolley and my
grandson was pushing it. I called out to him to stop. He looked around and was trying to stop it. He wasn’t going fast, but the trolley made contact with a large cage full of products. “I then saw Vera had fallen to the floor and
was lying flat on her back.” After the hearing, a spokesman for Tesco
said: “Vera Longfield was a regular, well- known and a very likeable customer. She was part of the Clitheroe store and our staff will
miss her. “Her death was the result of a genuine acci
dent and in light of the investigation the store will review its re-stocking procedure and ensure that stock cages are not left unattend
ed.” Meanwhile, Mrs Longfield’s former son-m-
law, Mr Raymond Standring, of Whalley Road, Clitheroe, has been paying tribute to a kind and caring woman, who would go out of
her way to help others. He added: “She was very independent and a
lot stronger than she appeared. She loved shop ping at Tesco, it was only two minutes away
from her house. “On the morning of the accident, I rang her
and asked if she wanted me to accompany her to Tesco, but she said she enjoyed the walk
there. “She was very kind and caring and also
helped her neighbours a lot. She will be sorely
missed by all.” Our picture shows Mrs Longfield with her
grandson, Daniel Standring, (s)
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AFTER early release from prison following a four- and-a-half year sentence for a pickaxe attack on a Clitheroe man, a former soldier has admitted a sec ond offence of grievous bodily harm. Private Grant Kenyon, of Blackburn, attacked
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