A caring dad died after being fed "almost raw" cauliflower at a nursing home despite being on a soft food diet. Cristofaro Priolo was unable to feed himself and was supposed to be given food which was small and soft.
However he died after choking as he was being helped to eat a meal of cauliflower cheese. Now an inquest has ruled his death was a result of neglect.
Inner London North senior coroner Mary Hassell took the unusual step of naming neglect as the “standalone conclusion” of the 80-year-old's death. An inquest was told how the retired school caretaker had Alzheimer’s which meant he was unable to feed himself and was at risk of choking.
