Sir Bobby Charlton tragically passed away following an accidental fall at a care home.
The Manchester United legend died aged 86 last month following a battle with dementia. He is regarded as one of English football’s greatest ever players after winning the World Cup, European Cup, Ballon d’Or and three league titles, among other honours.
An inquest was held on Wednesday to distinguish Charlton’s cause of death. The England hero suffered an accidental fall at the Willows care home in Knutsford and was declared dead at Macclesfield General Hospital on Saturday, October 21 – the court heard.
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The inquest heard that Charlton lost his balance as he stood up from his chair and hit a windowsill. He may have also struck a radiator during the fall. Staff at the Willows performed a full body check after the fall and didn’t find any visible injuries.
According to the inquest, Charlton was taken to hospital after staff noticed swelling on his back. Tests confirmed that he had fractured his ribs in the fall and was put on end-of-life care amid fears of developing pneumonia. He sadly passed away five days later.
Charlton’s full cause of death was given as trauma in the lungs (traumatic haemopneumothorax), a fall and dementia. Senior coroner Jacqueline Devonish ruled his death as accidental. The inquest took place at Cheshire’s Coroner Court in Warrington.
Charlton had previously been hospitalised for appendix removal, gout and chest infections. He also contracted Covid in September. He had one-to-one support from staff at his care home because he ‘needed support with all aspects of daily living’, the inquest heard.
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