A pensioner choked to death while out having lunch at his local cafe. The 79-year-old man died after twice choking on his roast beef dinner.
An off-duty paramedic rushed to the aid of Grenville Bosworth, who was slumped over the table. But despite the best efforts of emergency services, the elderly man - who suffered from Parkinson's Disease - died.
Mr Bosworth was visiting the Cattows Farm tea shop in North West Leicestershire on February 19 with his wife and his sister-in-law. He lived about half a mile away from the cafe, LeicestershireLive reports.
Mr Bosworth was pronounced dead at the cafe after on-duty paramedics arrived at the scene, an inquest held at Leicester Coroner's Court on Wednesday, February 15, heard. Witness statements, taken from Mr Bosworth's wife and his sister-in-law, said the group's lunch began at 2pm.
