A ‘loving’ and ‘caring’ great-grandmother who died after contracting hypothermia was worried about the cost of her energy bills, an inquest has heard.
Barbara Bolton, 87, was found “slumped” in her ‘freezing cold’ kitchen by a family member at her home in Bury on December 11 last year. She was rushed to Fairfield Hospital with a body temperature of just 28 degrees, an inquest into her death at Rochdale Coroner’s Court heard.
The “proud” mother and great-grandmother had been told by her family not to worry about the rising cost of energy bills, and had provided her with heaters to warm her home.
