A ‘CHARMER’ of a man who contracted coronavirus after being admitted to hospital with a number of health issues died as a result of multi organ failure, an inquest heard.

Brett Deakin of Withins Drive, Breightmet, died aged 42 in Royal Bolton Hospital on July 28 of last year.

He had been unemployed for sometime due to a knee injury, but had worked as a paver and for a cable company in the past.

An inquest at Bolton Coroners Court heard yesterday that he caught covid while in hospital care after an operation.

Dr Jonathan Pearson, who conducted the postmortem examination at Royal Bolton Hospital mortuary, told the court that there was some scarring on Mr Deakin’s body, which he said could be due to a history of drug use.

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The court also heard from Dr Sarah Thorton, a consultant anaesthetist at Royal Bolton Hospital.

She said that there had been some failings in Mr Deakin’s care, as a lack of blood tests and lack of communication between staff meant he was not getting as much care as he should have done ­— but that the hospital’s procedures have now changed because of this.

She told the court: “I don’t think the situation was handled as well as it could have been.

"I can’t say whether alternative therapy would have prolonged his life.

“When Brett was well, he was lovely and a bit of a charmer ­— and he always made his presence known.”

She also mentioned that while Mr Deakin was in hospital care, he left with his nephew for a few hours after saying he was ‘going to buy fags’.

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In a written statement, Mr Deakin’s GP, Alistair Chowdry said that he drank more than 40 units a week and smoked cigarettes ­— and that he regularly missed appointments about his various problems which he had, including kidney dialysis.

Assistant coroner Simon Nelson recorded the cause of death as one of multi organ failure with covid, a history of drug use and various hospital treatments as contributing factors.

He said: “Whether Covid ultimately being the underlying cause aggravated the situation, it must have done. Mr Deakin was a charmer who was probably his own worst enemy.”