Coeliac patient died after being fed Weetabix in hospital, inquiry hears

Hazel Pearson's condition not signposted by her bed as coroner deems Wrexham Maelor's plan of response amateurish'

An 80-year-old woman with coeliac disease died within days of being fed Weetabix in hospital, an inquest has heard.

Hazel Pearson, from Connah's Quay in Flintshire, was being treated at Wrexham Maelor hospital and died four days later on 30 November from aspiration pneumonia. Although her condition was recorded on her admission documents, there was no sign beside her bed to alert healthcare assistants to her dietary requirements, BBC News reported.