Investigation and inquest
On the 10th May 2016 I opened an inquest touching the death of George Henry Dicker , 26 years old. The inquest concluded on the 8th November 2016. The conclusion of the inquest was “Accident”, the medical case of death was 1a Electrical injury
Circumstances of the death
On the 9th May 2016 George Henry Dicker made his way onto an area with railway tracks and electrical lines having walked to the end of, and through a gate, onto the tracks at Woodside Park Underground Station. Mrs Dicker is likely to have died following contact with the live rail and was then struck by a train.
Coroner’s concerns
That there is no alarm or warning to the signaller that a person has passed through the gate to the tracks at the end of the platform.