Stroke patient, 75, died after being sexually assaulted in hospital bed as man arrested WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, rape and sexual assault as part of the investigation into the death of Valerie Kneale at Blackpool Victoria Hospital
10:50, 11 MAY 2021
Valerie Kneale was admitted following a stroke and had later broken her leg when falling from a chai (Image: Collect Unknown)
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Blackpool stroke patient, 75, died after being sexually assaulted in hospital bed
An inquest has opened into the death of Valerie Kneale at Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Valerie Kneale
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A stroke patient at Blackpool Victoria Hospital is believed to have died after being sexually assaulted while she lay ill in her hospital bed.
15:36 EDT, 10 May 2021
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A stroke patient died after being sexually assaulted as she lay ill in a hospital bed, an inquest heard.
Valerie Kneale had been admitted to Blackpool Victoria Hospital following a stroke and had later broken her leg when falling from a chair.
The 75-year-old s condition deteriorated and she died four days later.
A police investigation was launched after a post mortem concluded she died from a non-medical-related internal injury.
Stroke patient Valerie Kneale, 75, (pictured), died from a haemorrhage caused by a non-medical related internal injury
A male hospital worker was arrested on suspicion of murder, rape and sexual assault and has since been bailed pending further inquiries.
The figures were released on April 10 and covered the previous day s findings. They show that East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, which administers Royal Blackburn and Burnley General Hospitals and Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust both recorded no new deaths leaving the total number recorded at 1018 and 9 respectively. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, which administers Chorley and South Ribble Hospital along with Royal Preston Hospital also reported no new deaths, leaving the total death recorded at 697. Further afield, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust followed suit with no new fatalities reported, with total deaths remaining at 763 and 555.
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