Former English footballer Bobby Charlton, the 1966 world champion who died on October 21 aged 86, was the victim of an accidental fall in the house where he lived, an English court concluded this Wednesday.
The accidental fall occurred five days before his death at a dementia care center in Knutsford, a town in northern England, after Bobby Charlton lost his balance while getting out of bed, according to an inquest presented at Cheshire Crown Court this Wednesday. chair and hit a piece of furniture or “possibly a radiator.”
On the day of the fall, staff were unaware of any injuries as their mobility was not impaired, but they later discovered swelling in their back and called an ambulance.
Bobby Charlton was taken to hospital where examination revealed he had a broken rib and was likely suffering from pneumonia, so doctors agreed to provide him with palliative care until his death.
Robert Charlton was born on 11 October 1937 in Ashington, a mining town in the north of England, and joined the Red Devils in 1954, a club where he remained until 1973 before moving to Preston North End (1973/74). and Waterford, from Ireland (1975).
The brother of 1966 world champion Jack Charlton, Bobby Charlton was one of the survivors of the plane crash that killed eight Manchester United players in Munich in February 1958, along with coach Matt Busby.
The funeral of Charlton, who was three times English champion and one European champion with the Red Devils, will be held on November 13 at Manchester Cathedral.