A sad headline: Asbestos kills a retired painter and decorator

A RETIRED painter and decorator died due to contact with asbestos, an inquest heard on Thursday.

Mr Peter Taylor, of St Peter's Place, Canterbury, was a retired Painter and Decorator. He died in July 2012 at the Pilgrims Hospice aged 63. The pathologist (Dr George Vittay) told the inquest that Mr Taylor died of pneumonia, caused by mesothelioma.

Verdict: Industrial disease.

There are many deaths each year from exposure to asbestos. People working in the refurbishment industry are most at risk as they may disturb asbestos present in the buildings in which they ply their trade.

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