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Hug from dad kills woman
30 Mar 2012 at 02:42hrs | Views
AS a child Annette Bhatti used to welcome her dad home from work with a cuddle each night but what neither of them knew was that the loving hug would end up killing her as his clothes were caked in asbestos picked up from the shipyards he worked in.
Devastated father Lawrence Ramplee blames himself for the death of his 49-year-old daughter, even though the dangers of the dust were not known about in those days.
Mum-of-two Annette died of mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos from birth to the age of 18 when she left home.
She also helped her mum wash Lawrence's work clothes after he had been cutting up 10ft corrugated asbestos sheets by hand.
Recording a verdict of death due to industrial disease Coroner Keith Wiseman said: "Tragically, Mr Ramplee recalls giving his daughter a hug when he got home before he changed.
"She was exposed to dust fibres from a young age."
Annette, of Southampton, was diagnosed with the cancer in June 2010, a month before she married long-term partner Bal Bhatti.
She lost her fight for survival last December.
Lawrence, now a pensioner, worked in shipyards from the mid-50s.
Annette's brother Stuart said after the Southampton inquest: "He blames himself. He is broken, totally devastated."
On Wednesday, a court ruled insurance firms were liable for payouts when victims were exposed to asbestos rather than when they developed mesothelioma.
Devastated father Lawrence Ramplee blames himself for the death of his 49-year-old daughter, even though the dangers of the dust were not known about in those days.
Mum-of-two Annette died of mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos from birth to the age of 18 when she left home.
She also helped her mum wash Lawrence's work clothes after he had been cutting up 10ft corrugated asbestos sheets by hand.
Recording a verdict of death due to industrial disease Coroner Keith Wiseman said: "Tragically, Mr Ramplee recalls giving his daughter a hug when he got home before he changed.
Annette, of Southampton, was diagnosed with the cancer in June 2010, a month before she married long-term partner Bal Bhatti.
She lost her fight for survival last December.
Lawrence, now a pensioner, worked in shipyards from the mid-50s.
Annette's brother Stuart said after the Southampton inquest: "He blames himself. He is broken, totally devastated."
On Wednesday, a court ruled insurance firms were liable for payouts when victims were exposed to asbestos rather than when they developed mesothelioma.
Source - The Mirror
