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Great-grandad choked to death on hospital pasty despite note saying he couldn't swallow

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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A great-grandad who was unable to swallow died after a hospital gave him a corned beef pasty, an inquest heard.

Normal Neal choked after being served the pasty with chips followed by ice cream by employees of ward 40 at University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton, Teesside.The inquest at Teesside Coroner's Court heard how workers failed to read medical notes, the Teesside Gazette reports.

The notes said Mr Neal, who was treated with antibiotics and fluids, was "nil by mouth," meaning he should not be fed orally.

The medical notes later went missing and he was left without fluids for around five hours. Mr Neal had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's dementia.

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