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A MAN from York died after a fall, and from contracting pneumonia, an inquest has heard.
Mark John Scott, 52, died on October 5, 2026.
An inquest was opened into his death today (Wednesday, October 14) at Northallerton Coroner’s Court.
It was heard that Mark had fallen and suffered lower back pain and was admitted to hospital.
While in hospital he suffered a further fall which fractured his hip and he went on to contract pneumonia, the court was told.
Assistant coroner for North Yorkshire and York Alison Norton noted the provisional cause of death as a fractured neck and femur and hospital-acquired pneumonia.
The coroner said Mr Scott was born in Fulford on September 9, 1974, and lived in York.
The inquest was adjourned to a date yet to be fixed.