An inquest held at Norfolk Coroner’s Court heard that the 83-year-old was “unsteady on his feet” due to suffering two strokes five years previously.

But he remained as independent as possible and lived in a specially adapted house, and it was during a visit to Norfolk when the accident happened.

Norfolk Coroner's Court in Norwich (Image: Denise Bradley) In a statement to a coroner’s officer, given by Mr Brown’s son, the court heard that the retired engineer "experienced a fall in the community where he fell two steps and knocked his head on the ground”.........

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