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Metro
7 days ago
- General
- Metro
Woman died after falling on escalator inside a shopping centre
A pensioner died after she fell on an escalator in a WHSmith store in Wales, an inquest has heard. Margaret Rose Harris, 90, had been shopping in the Quadrant Shopping Centre in Swansea when the accident unfolded on January 21. She suffered 'traumatic lacerations' to her right leg, which she tried to recover from. During an inquest into her death, held at Swansea's Guildhall yesterday, the coroner heard that the retired administrator was prescribed apixaban and aspirin, but the medications failed to stop the bleeding from her wounds. The medications would have contributed to the continuous bleeding, it heard. Ms Harris, from St Thomas, died shortly after the shopping centre accident. There were found to be no faults with the escalator or the surrounding environment. Senior coroner Aled Gruffydd concluded her death was an accident. In an online notice page, tributes have been paid to Margaret from her family and friends. Helen Taylor, a former neighbour, wrote: 'I had the pleasure of having this lovely lady as a neighbour and friend. She was kind, extremely intelligent and honourable which is a rare breed today. 'I feel blessed that in her twilight years myself and my family got to know her and have the pleasure of her company. She was the first person to give my daughter an encyclopedia and encourage a love of reading in her so for this I am grateful. I will miss you Rose as you certainly touched my life. 'Rest in peace lovely lady.' More Trending A message from her family read: 'Loving sister of the late Betty, Ron and John, much loved aunt of Tricia, Karl, Avril and the late Susan and families, dear great aunt and great great aunt. 'Rose will be deeply missed by all her family and friends who knew and loved her.' The accident happened just weeks after a man died when he fell from the upper level of a shopping centre in Birmingham. The man fell to his death from the upper floor of the Bullring & Grand Central in December shortly before closing time. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: British woman, 23, trapped in US after suffering 'life-changing' injuries in hiking fall MORE: Friends left outraged after Airbnb host rejects booking because they are Welsh MORE: 'Bonnie and Clyde' couple jailed after fantasising and planning rape of children
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Shopper, 90, died after falling on WH Smith escalator inside busy shopping centre, inquest hears
A 90-year-old shopper died after falling on a WH Smith escalator inside a busy shopping centre, an inquest has heard. Margaret Rose Harris suffered the fatal fall at the Quadrant Shopping Centre in Swansea after stumbling on the moving escalator. The retired administrator suffered cuts to her right leg. An inquest heard that pensioner Ms Harris had been prescribed apixaban and aspirin, which would have contributed to the continuous bleeding after her fall on Tuesday, January 21. The hearing was told there were no faults with the escalator or the surrounding environment. A medical cause of death was recorded as external bleeding, traumatic laceration of soft tissues in the right leg, and coronary atheroma. Senior coroner Aled Gruffydd recorded a conclusion of accidental death. Quadrant Shopping Centre opened in 1979 and boasts an array of retailers, including Boots, Superdry, Clogau, Trespass and more. The bustling shopping centre sees a footfall of approximately 9.7 million shoppers annually.
The Sun
7 days ago
- Health
- The Sun
Woman died after falling on escalator at WHSmith in UK shopping centre
A WOMAN has died after falling on an escalator at a WHSmith store in a UK shopping centre. The 90-year-old tragically passed away after the accident in WHSmith at Quadrant Shopping Centre in Swansea. An inquest into the death of Margaret Rose Harris heard how the retiree died from external bleeding after suffering " traumatic lacerations" to her right leg. Margaret was left seriously wounded after she fell on Tuesday, January 21, of this year. The retired administrator had been prescribed apixaban and aspirin, which would have contributed to the continuous bleeding. The inquest ruled that there were no faults in respect of the escalator or the surrounding environment. Senior coroner Aled Gruffydd returned a conclusion of accidental death. 1
