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Downham death link to asbestos


Published on Saturday 5 April 2008 12:16

EXPOSURE to asbestos in the workplace led to the death of a 72-year-old Downham man, an inquest ruled.

James Westgate died at Lynn's Queen Elizabeth Hospital on March 29, a hearing at Lynn County Court heard on Friday.

Mr Westgate had received a payment from the Government for exposure to asbestos. Greater Norfolk Coroner Mr William Armstrong recorded a verdict of industrial disease.


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