Andrew Cox, chief medical examiner for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, is set to write to the government about the death of mother of two Laura Smallwood, who was struck by “obby oss”, a 50-pound costume worn by a masked dancer at a parade. the seaside town of Padstow on May Day. Cox concluded that Smallwood’s death was an accident, but said better management of the event was needed, which attracted large crowds. He insisted he did not support the “nanny state” and hoped that May Day in Padstow would continue to flourish. The medical examiner said such festivals needed sensible planning and a reliable risk assessment, noting that if, for example, a restaurant in Padstow caught fire when it was full of 20,000 May Day celebrants, it would be difficult for an emergency. services are able to respond effectively. He said he would write to the government department in charge of overseeing such incidents – while admitting he was not sure who they were. Healthwood Smallwood, 34, was enjoying a family day at the festival on May 1, 2019 when the tragedy happened. The investigation showed that he had suffered a neck injury 10 days before and then got into an argument with another woman earlier on May Day. But Cox said the collision with the obby oss that was “much more likely than not” caused the fatal injuries. The investigation showed that Smallwood died of a stroke after colliding with the suit with a wooden frame 2 meters in diameter that led to an artery rupture. Cox said the man carrying the white, Kevin Constance, was not drunk and did not remember stumbling, but fell backwards on his back. The medical examiner said: “The congested nature of the streets, the fact that people inevitably drank alcohol and did not pay full attention to what was going on around them, means that the risk of inadvertent and inadvertent contact between oss and a member of the public is obvious. “I find it really strange that for an event of this size there is still no event organizer dealing with the police and other outside bodies. “Consequently, rational planning and risk reduction are inevitably jeopardized.” Constance, who has owned oss for 50 years, said in the survey: “Everything was fine. For some reason I felt myself going backwards. I did not travel at that time. It does not happen very often, but it happened in this case. I was sober. I did not know that I was hitting anyone. I could only see ahead. “ The Truro investigation was informed that there were more managers and closed roads now and funds had been found to set up medical posts around the procession. Doctors were unable to reach Smallwood immediately due to a locked gate and a police officer spent 25 minutes giving her a WRIST before the paramedics took over. Police said no prosecution was filed after her death. Devon and Cornwall Police Sergeant Susan Honeywill historically said that “no individual or organization was the organizer of the event or the police contact point”, which made it difficult to plan the event.
