Celebrating scientist died in fall as he slid down banister.AN OUTSTANDING young scientist was killed when he slid down a banister while celebrating winning an academic award. James Hutchinson, 24, of Devonshire Road, Liverpool, died in St George's Hospital St George's Hospital, founded in 1733, is a teaching hospital in London, England. It has continuously trained medical students since that date. History In 1716 Henry Hoare, William Wogan, Robert Witham and Patrick Cockburn decided to open the Westminster Public Infirmary in Tooting, London, after a fall down the hospital's medical school stairwell. The former Liverpool College student had been out with friends after winning a pounds 100 cash prize for a poster presentation at a science conference. An inquest yesterday heard that after drinking six pints of beer at a bar in the medical school, James tried to slide down a banister. He slipped and fell one floor to his death. The accident happened in the early hours of March 23. James was admitted to intensive care but died the next day of head and chest injuries. He had been working as a scientific researcher at the hospital's Department of Oncology, and lived in Woolwich. Parents Anne and Peter Hutchinson have set up a trust fund in James' memory. It is believed the money, possibly amounting to pounds 10,000-a-year over a 10 year period, will help sponsor a young researcher in the department where Mr Hutchinson worked. Anne Hutchinson said her son, the eldest of two, had a successful career in front of him. She said: ``He had started work at St George's Hospital in January 2001 and had received many compliments from professors highlighting a promising career.'' James graduated with an MSC (1) (MSC.Software Corporation, Santa Ana, CA, www.mscsoftware.com) Founded in 1963 by Richard H. MacNeal and Robert G. Schwendler, MSC is the world's largest provider of mechanical computer aided engineering (MCAE) strategies, simulation software and services. in biochemistry from Liverpool John Moores University Originally founded as a small mechanics institution (Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts) in 1825, the institution grew over the centuries by converging and amalgamating with different colleges and eventually became the Liverpool Polytechnic. last year. A spokeswoman said: ``Staff at JMU JMU James Madison University JMU JMTK Utilities Segment were shocked and saddened at the news of James' death. ``What a tragic end to such a promising young life.'' The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death. |
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