{"id":8971,"date":"2024-10-14T15:11:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T15:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/14\/woman-killed-by-malfunctioning-ottoman-bed\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T15:11:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T15:11:17","slug":"woman-killed-by-malfunctioning-ottoman-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/14\/woman-killed-by-malfunctioning-ottoman-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman killed by malfunctioning ottoman bed"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 39-year-old British woman was killed when a malfunctioning ottoman bed fell on her neck and asphyxiated her, a coroner\u2019s report said. <\/strong> <\/p>\n

Helen Davey, who lived in northeastern England and ran a beauty salon, died in June as she \u201cwas leaning over the storage area of an Ottoman-styled \u2018gas-lift\u2019 bed,\u201d coroner Jeremy Chipperfield said in his report, released last week. <\/strong> <\/p>\n

Ottoman beds have a base that can be raised \u2013 usually using gas-lift hydraulics \u2013 to access a storage space underneath. They are a popular choice for householders wanting to keep bedding or unseasonal clothes out of sight. <\/p>\n

The mattress platform on Davey\u2019s bed fell unexpectedly, \u201ctrapping her neck against the upper surface of the side panel of the bed\u2019s base,\u201d Chipperfield explained. \u201cUnable to free herself, she died of positional asphyxia. One of the two gas-lift pistons was defective.\u201d <\/p>\n

Davey was found by her daughter, Elizabeth, according to a statement read in court and reported by local paper The Northern Echo. <\/p>\n

\u201cI went upstairs, my mam\u2019s bedroom door was wide open, and I saw her lying on her back with her head under the bed,\u201d Elizabeth said in court. <\/p>\n

\u201cHer legs were bent as if she was trying to get up. I dropped everything that I was holding and tried to lift the top of the bed off her head. The bed was no longer a soft close and could fall heavily if it was released. It was so heavy for me to lift it up and try to pull her out. I managed to lift it up enough to use my foot to support it. <\/p>\n

\u201cI noticed that her face was blue with a clear indent on her neck from the frame. I managed to pull her clear. I feared that she was dead as she made no sound. I started CPR and noticed that she wasn\u2019t breathing,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

Chipperfield warned in a letter to Britain\u2019s business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, that there is a risk of future deaths \u201cunless action is taken,\u201d highlighting the \u201cexistence and use of gas piston bed mechanisms whose failure presents risk to life,\u201d as a \u201cmatter of concern.\u201d <\/p>\n

Under UK law, coroners must report to the relevant organization or government agency when they think action should be taken to prevent future deaths. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n

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