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British officers lately decided the stunning and tragic method {that a} Welsh man died final yr.
The Western Telegraph reported that Barry Griffiths, 57, died after unintentionally knifing himself whereas separating frozen burgers in June 2023. Officers introduced the outcomes of the investigation at a coroner’s court docket listening to on Monday.
Griffiths, a resident of Llandrindod Wells, had been making an attempt to separate the frozen burgers with a knife when he stabbed himself within the abdomen. Throughout Monday’s listening to, coroner Patricia Morgan mentioned Griffiths had decreased mobility in one among his arms after a stroke, which seemingly led to the freak accident.
Tragically, Griffiths’ physique remained in his residence for a number of days after his dying. Morgan famous that Griffiths “[had a] comparatively personal life with restricted contact with others,” which was why it took over per week for police to conduct a wellness verify.
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Griffiths’ physique was present in his mattress on July 4, 2023. In response to the Western Telegraph, his cellphone was final lively on June 23, and his laptop computer was used on June 24.
Griffiths additionally suffered from atherosclerosis, which meant that his arteries had been clogged with plaque. That situation, which restricted blood circulation to his coronary heart, additionally contributed to his dying, based on Morgan.
Officers initially thought that his dying is perhaps a suicide or homicide. In response to Deputy Chief Inspector Jonathan Rees, officers finally got here to the conclusion that the reason for dying was “an accident solely involving Mr. Griffiths.”
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“The underside drawer of the freezer had been left open and pulled ahead able to entry meals gadgets,” Rees defined, per the Western Telegraph. “On the work floor within the kitchen adjoining to the fridge freezer had been two raw burgers, a knife and a tea towel.”
“The wound to the stomach would have been roughly the peak of the work floor,” he added. “My speculation at that stage was that Mr Griffiths was trying to separate frozen burgers utilizing a knife.”
Throughout the listening to, Morgan advised Griffiths’ relations that she understood that the “proof is troublesome to listen to and traumatic.”
“Thanks on your persistence whereas the investigation was ongoing,” Morgan was quoted as saying. “I categorical my condolences at this troublesome time.”
Fox Information Digital reached out to the South Wales Central Coroner’s Workplace for added info.