A RETIRED steelworker died after falling in his home, an inquest has been told.

Wilfred Glyn Lamb, known as ‘Glyn’, suffered a bleed on the brain after he bumped his head on his bathroom door at home in Megs Lane, Buckley.

The 79-year-old retired in 1990 due to ill health and an inquest held in Ruthin heard his mobility was not good and that he often shuffled his feet.

His wife, Wendy, told the hearing that on the morning of November 21 Mr Lamb was in the bathroom when she heard a loud bang.

He said he had banged his head and caught it on the door frame, but he appeared to be acting normally for the rest of the day and there was no cause for concern.

That evening Mr Lamb fell asleep in his armchair, where he stayed until the following morning when Mrs Lamb said he was awake but seemed confused.

Mrs Lamb thought he could have another water infection and so had arranged for a doctor to visit him at home, but later that morning she found her husband unresponsive and his eyes were flickering.

Mr Lamb was taken to Wrexham Maelor Hospital where a CT scan showed significant pressure on his brain that was not surgically curable and that his chances of survival were minimal.

His health deteriorated and he passed away with his family by his side on November 24.

John Gittins, coroner for North Wales (East and Central), concluded it was an accidental death from a fall which resulted in a minor head injury.

He added: “The reality of that is it doesn’t take much trauma in those circumstances. We all feel the effects of getting older.

“A combination of age and fragility of vessels, a minor trauma is going to result in a bleed.

"What you’re not going to know is this is happening – it’s a cumulative process.

“There’s no way in this world Mrs Lamb could have known or expected it.

"I think that’s really the message that needs to be taken home, if anything.

“This is something unidentifiable. It’s simply the product of the original bump.

Mr Gittins told Mrs Lamb: "My condolences on your loss.”