Retired offshore worker’s death linked to asbestos exposure, court told
David Wooden, of Fritton, near Great Yarmouth, died at the James Paget Hospital on June 7.
A recent inquest opening at Norfolk Coroner's Court heard the 79-year-old, who previously worked as an offshore well tester, suffered from mesothelioma.
His provisional medical cause of death, provided by consultant histopathologist Professor Richard Ball, was given as respiratory tract infection due to the cancer.
Because his death may be connected to his former employment and possible........
