Dad dies after he stopped breathing during routine dentist appointment

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A 'fun-loving' dad-of-three died suddenly after he stopped breathing in his dentist's chair. Army veteran Roy Robinson had been for a routine appointment on the morning of January 10 when he became lifeless.

The 48-year-old stopped breathing during a scale and polish, and was rushed to Tameside General Hosptial immediately, The Mirror reports. READ MORE: Parents fought for 'dream' inquest so their premature baby's life would be 'on the record' Roy was diagnosed with a bleed on the brain and transferred to Salford Royal Hospital for specialist treatment.

However, by Tuesday afternoon, consultants were contacting his loved ones to ask them to say their goodbyes before pronouncing him brain dead the following day. “You just never know,” said brother Kevin, from Morecambe. “One minute you’re here and the next you are gone.

Life is so fragile. It was just so out of the blue. "Anyone could have the weakness in their vessels, just like a ticking time bomb. “Roy was a cheeky chappy.