Retired RAF controller died after fall on Christmas Day A ‘quiet gentleman’ who suffered a fall in his care home near Aylesbury on Christmas Day died from the resulting injuries, an inquest has found. On Wednesday, May 19, an inquest into the death of Leslie Barton, who died aged 88 on January 3, took place. Originally from Liverpool, Mr Barton was a retired RAF air traffic controller. Beaconsfield Coroners Court heard how on Christmas Day, Mr Barton fell at Freemantle Court, in Stoke Mandeville, and was found by one of his carers at around 12pm. Mr Barton, who was described as “very frail” by staff and who also suffered from advanced Alzheimer’s, sustained a fractured hip and was taken by ambulance to Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
Maxwell Williams jumped to his death from Taplow Bridge. Image by Google. A Burnham man who jumped to his death from a Bucks railway bridge had been “stressed” and “frustrated” about coronavirus and lockdown, an inquest has heard. On Wednesday, January 20, multiple police officers were on the scene at Taplow Railway Bridge, going over the A4 Bath Road, when 74-year-old Maxwell Williams jumped around 40 feet down onto the road. Mr Williams, of Almond Road in Burnham, was pronounced dead on the scene. At an inquest into his death yesterday (Wednesday) Beaconsfield Coroners Court heard how police officers had been called to the scene at around noon, where they saw Mr Williams standing on the bridge.
Maxwell Williams jumped to his death from Taplow Bridge. Image by Google. A Burnham man who jumped to his death from a Bucks railway bridge had been “stressed” and “frustrated” about coronavirus and lockdown, an inquest has heard. On Wednesday, January 20, multiple police officers were on the scene at Taplow Railway Bridge, going over the A4 Bath Road, when 74-year-old Maxwell Williams jumped around 40 feet down onto the road. Mr Williams, of Almond Road in Burnham, was pronounced dead on the scene. At an inquest into his death yesterday (Wednesday) Beaconsfield Coroners Court heard how police officers had been called to the scene at around noon, where they saw Mr Williams standing on the bridge.