Retired Shrewsbury welder died of cancer linked to asbestos exposure
A retired welder died of cancer linked to asbestos exposure, an inquest has concluded.
By Keri Trigg
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Patrick James Thornhill Haywood, aged 81, died at his home in Shrewsbury on October 14.
An inquest at Shirehall heard Mr Haywood had come into contact with asbestos while working on steam boilers in the 1950s.
The cause of death was given as bronchopneumonia, as a result of malignant mesothelioma.
Senior coroner John Ellery recorded that Mr Haywood died of industrial disease.
