Father's ladder death was a tragic accident; Injury was not survivable.Byline: Sam Wood For other persons of the same name, see Samuel Wood. Samuel Grosvenor (Sam) Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was a prolific Hollywood director, he also did some production, writing, and to a lesser extent, acting work. THE death of a young father who suffered fatal head injuries when he fell from a ladder was a "tragic accident" an inquest has heard. Graham Clark Graham Clark was a fictional character in ITV's Emmerdale. He was played by Kevin Pallister. Graham was in Emmerdale from 1998-2000. He is known in the village for killing Rachel Hughes. , 21, of South Shields South Shields, city (1991 pop. 86,488), South Tyneside, NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River. It is a significant port. Shipbuilding and marine engineering are the main industries; chemicals and paints are manufactured. , was killed earlier this year when he fell from his ladder while working as a window cleaner. Mr Clark's girlfriend, Katie McGovern, 18, was pregnant with the couple's second child at the time and has since given birth to a daughter called Rihanna. They already had a son, Mason, who was seven months old at the time of Mr Clark's death, and the couple had just become engaged. An inquest into his death at Newcastle Civic Centre Newcastle Civic Centre is a civic centre located in the Haymarket area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the main administrative and ceremonial centre for Newcastle City Council. was told yesterday that on May 30 Mr Clark was working at an address in South Shields with his grandfather Thomas Clark, 73, and his 46-year-old uncle, also called Thomas Clark, when his ladder slipped from under him. He fell from around 4.6m (15ft) and suffered fatal head injuries. He was treated at Newcastle General Hospital on a life support machine after suffering a fractured skull, swelling of the brain and lung injuries. The machine was switched off on June 4 when Mr Graham failed to respond to treatment. Mr Clark's uncle told the inquest: "He was very experienced, he had been cleaning windows for several months and knew what he was doing. We were cleaning windows together that day but I didn't see him fall. I just heard a man in one of the houses shout and I came running. "I saw him lying on the floor with blood pouring out of his head, his breathing was very rasping and it looked like he was struggling for air. "The weather was fine, it hadn't been raining, there was no reason for the ladder to have slipped." Coroner David Mitford said: "It is quite clear to me that this was a unfortunate and tragic accident. "He was doing what he had done on many occasions but on this occasion his ladder slipped. "It seems to me he was extremely unlucky. He suffered an injury which was not survivable sur·viv·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. ." After the verdict his mother Elaine Clark, 45, of Dryden Close, South Shields, said: "Katie had Rihanna in September but she will never get to meet her father, it's just a tragedy." Verdict: accident. CAPTION(S): KILLED Graham Clark, aged 21.; DAUGHTER Mum Katie with baby Rihanna, born after Graham died. |
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