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Coroner Rules Katie Marshall’s Garden Fire Death Unnatural

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC · How we work

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Wales' Katie Louise Marshall died after a paint canister exploded in her garden fire.
She was moved from Grange Hospital to Morriston Hospital’s specialist burns unit.
She later transferred to Bristol Royal Infirmary, where bacterial pneumonia from inhalation and burns caused her death.
Senior Coroner Caroline Saunders described the death as “unnatural” and adjourned the hearing.
A full inquest is scheduled for 9 June 2027 at 11 a.m. in Newport.

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Wales' Katie Louise Marshall died after a paint canister exploded in her garden fire.
She was moved from Grange Hospital to Morriston Hospital’s specialist burns unit.
She later transferred to Bristol Royal Infirmary, where bacterial pneumonia from inhalation and burns caused her death.
Senior Coroner Caroline Saunders described the death as “unnatural” and adjourned the hearing.
A full inquest is scheduled for 9 June 2027 at 11 a.m. in Newport.