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Daily Mail
12-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Grandmother who went to see her new granddaughter in maternity ward was run over and killed by nurse as she left, inquest hears
A grandmother who was visiting her newborn granddaughter at the maternity ward of a hospital was run over and killed by a nurse, an inquest heard. Mary Owen-Jones, 51, was hit by nurse Chloe Thelwell's car on New Year's Day in 2023. The nurse cut a corner in her grey Audi as she left the hospital car park and witnesses said her car windscreen was too misted over to spot the grandmother. The hearing heard the Crown Prosecution Service ruled out charging staff nurse Thelwell with causing death by dangerous driving. Thelwell was driving at 10-15mph with the advisory limit in the hospital grounds being 10mph as she left Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan, North Wales. Witnesses said the nurse told them: 'I just didn't see her.' Fellow driver Dewi Wyn Williams said the windscreen on Thelwell's Audi was completely misted up. He told the hearing that he thought to himself: 'No wonder you didn't see her, you can't see anything.' The family said: 'She had a passion for life and her family and was particularly looking forward to being a grandma to her newly born granddaughter, April Rose' Thelwell told police she did not think her windscreen was misted up as she would not have been able to get out of the car park's awkward exit if it was. Forensic crash investigator Ian Thompson said Mrs Owen-Jones who was wearing dark clothes, crossed a few metres from an illuminated pedestrian crossing. He said she should have seen the car with its headlights and indicator on. He said those factors, combined with the fact Ms Thelwell had cut the corner, all played a part in the crash. An inquest heard she was taken to the hospital's A&E department with a broken leg before being airlifted to Stoke before dying from a bleed on the brain 36 hours later. Ms Owen-Jones's bleed on the brain was exacerbated by blood thinners which she had been prescribed after a heart operation. John Gittins, senior coroner for north Wales east and central, said the Crown Prosecution Service considered bringing a charge of causing death by dangerous driving. But the CPS decided there was no realistic prospect of a jury finding Ms Thelwell guilty. The coroner recorded a conclusion of death in a road traffic collision and pointed to a combination of factors as the cause. Mrs Owen-Jones, who also worked as a classroom assistant, leaves her husband Arwel, son Andrew and daughter Jasmine. In a moving tribute, her devastated family said after her death: 'Mary is survived by her son and daughter, Andrew and Jasmine, her granddaughter, April Rose and her husband, Arwel. 'She had a passion for life and her family and was particularly looking forward to being a grandma to her newly born granddaughter, April Rose.'
BBC News
04-07-2025
- BBC News
Woman died after being hit by nurse outside Glan Clywd Hospital
A woman who was run over by a nurse outside a hospital after visiting her newborn grandchild died as a result of several factors, an inquest has heard. Mary Owen-Jones, 51, of Rhos-on-Sea, Conwy county, was hit by Chloe Thelwell, who was finishing her shift at Glan Clwyd Hospital, Denbighshire, on New Year's Day 2023. An inquest in Ruthin heard she was taken to the hospital's A&E department with a broken leg before being airlifted to Stoke, where she died from a bleed on the brain 36 hours later. A coroner recorded a conclusion of death in a road traffic collision and pointed to a combination of factors as the cause. Ms Thelwell admitted to police that she cut a corner after leaving the main car park and was driving at 10-15mph (16-24km/h), with the advisory limit in the hospital grounds being 10mph. Witnesses said the distraught nurse told witnesses she "didn't see" Ms Wyn Williams said Ms Thelwell's windscreen on her Audi was completely misted up and he thought to himself: "No wonder you didn't see her, you can't see anything."Ms Thelwell told police she did not think her windscreen was misted up as she would not have been able to get out of the car park's awkward exit if it was. Forensic crash investigator Ian Thompson said as he did not arrive at the scene until some time later, by which time the car had been moved, so could not comment on the windscreen. He said Ms Owen-Jones who was wearing dark clothes, crossed a few metres from an illuminated pedestrian crossing and should have seen the car with its headlights and indicator on. Those factors, plus the fact Ms Thelwell had cut the corner, all played a part in the Owen-Jones's bleed on the brain was exacerbated by anti-coagulant Warfarin which she had been prescribed after a heart Gittins, senior coroner for north Wales east and central, said the Crown Prosecution Service considered bringing a charge of causing death by dangerous driving, but decided there was no realistic prospect of a jury finding Ms Thelwell a conclusion of death in a road traffic collision, he said: "It was a combination of all the elements."
