A MALVERN woman found dead by her husband died of natural causes, an inquest has heard.
Worcestershire coroner Victor Round returned the verdict on Thelma Beardsley who was found by her husband on their bedroom floor on Sunday, May 26.
He added the 67-year-old, who suffered from Parkinson's disease, had been in the garden when she was caught by a rain shower.
"Mrs Beardsley than went to the bedroom to change and her husband found her lying face down," said Mr Round.
But he told the family that an inquest into the death of the retired social worker had only been necessary because the pensioner had not seen her doctor for more than a month.
Certificate
This, he added, meant the GP had been unwilling to sign the death certificate as he had not seen her and wanted to carry out some tests.
However, the coroner said the results had shown Mrs Beardsley, who lived in Gloucester Road, in Welland, had died of natural causes.
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