A FORMER Peterborough postman died after coming into contact with asbestos – but it is not known how it happened.
Cecil Palmer, of Oxclose, Bretton, Peterborough, died on February 9 after being diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma – a cancer typically caused by contact with asbestos – in December.
However, an inquest into the 78-year-old’s death at the Town Hall, in Bridge Street, Peterborough, yesterday could not determine where he came into contact with the material during his life.
Peterborough Coroner’s Court heard evidence from his son, Russell Palmer who said his father left school in 1947 and began an apprenticeship in shoe repairs in London.
Mr Palmer worked for a number of firms, before moving to Peterborough in 1975. He began working as a postman and then in a sorting office, before retiring in 1997.
Russell Palmer said: “I had a couple of conversations with him but he couldn’t remember where he came into contact with asbestos.”
Dr Pawal Wawruch, who completed the post-mortem, said the cause of death for Mr Palmer was malignant mesothelioma with heart disease a contributing factor.
Coroner Gordon Ryall recorded a verdict of death by industrial disease. He said: “I’m satisfied he was exposed to asbestos at some time.”
source: peterboroughtoday.co.uk
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