THE INQUEST into the death of a man near Oswestry has been adjourned after the family decided they want medical staff to give evidence in person.

The latest hearing in an inquest into the death of Pant man William Geoffrey Williams took place on Tuesday, January 24 in Shirehall in Shrewsbury and had been previously adjourned last November as the family wanted answers as to whether it could have been avoided.

The retired teacher passed away in the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in July last year and Shropshire Telford and Wrekin senior coroner, John Ellery concluded a complication of surgery was the cause of death.

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The inquest was at short notice as it hadn't been possible to get doctors to come in person.

He said: "You raised concerns and they are legitimate concerns to be pursued.

"The reports have been obtained."

Mr Williams received surgery and became unresponsive after suffering a cardiac arrest and his situation deteriorated.

The family want to speak with doctors over the surgery Mr Williams received.

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The family also want to ask if the retired the 89-year-old retired teacher had been left on his own for a long time or whether the monitoring of him had not been documented.

Speaking to the family, Mr Ellery said: "There are a couple of options.

"You can have a meeting with doctors which is informal or you can come back another day with doctors giving evidence."

The case was subsequently adjourned.

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