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Asbestos blamed for ex-Navy man’s death

A former Royal Navy engineer has joined the growing list of mesothelioma victims in Swindon.
Clive Witts, 61, of Richmond Road, Rodbourne, officially died of pancreatitis on January 5. But Wiltshire coroner David Masters, sitting, told an inquest that the condition was hidden due to him also suffering from acute mesothelioma.
He said Mr Witts’ pancreatitis could [...]