'It was no accident': Mother devastated at inquest verdict over barman from Shifnal crushed to death in lift
The mother of a young barman, originally from Shifnal, who was crushed while moving furniture in a service lift has said she is not happy with the outcome of his inquest, after a jury ruled his death was accidental.
Elizabeth Galbraith said her son Cyran Stewart did not "die in a freak accident that could not be foreseen or prevented", despite the jury's verdict.
Mr Stewart, 20, was moving heavy chairs in a lift at the Walkabout bar, in Swansea, where he worked when one of the chairs moved and crushed him against the inner wall.
The former student, who had overridden the lift's safety gate in order to get that many chairs in, was trapped for more than 31 minutes before firefighters were able to release him.
An inquest into his death at Swansea Coroner's Court heard Mr Stewart died in hospital four days after the incident at the venue in the early hours of February 24, 2014.
On Wednesday, a jury of five women and six men concluded that Mr Stewart's death was accidental.
Mr Stewart's medical cause of death was given as hypoxic ischemic brain injury caused by pressure to the chest and abdomen in a traumatic asphyxiation.
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Speaking after the hearing, Elizabeth Galbraith, said: "My son Cyran did not die in a freak accident that could not be foreseen or prevented, but in an incident similar to several others that had previously occurred and about which I believe management and supervisors were aware.
"I believe they knew what was going on but did not report it or take any action. Had they done so, I believe that action could have been taken to prevent my son from being in that situation in the first place and prevented his death.
"Those responsible for Cyran's health and safety while he was at work, but who failed to protect him, can now go home and carry on with their lives. I cannot, my life has been totally destroyed and the closeness of my family has been pulled apart.
"My son died as innocent as the day he was born, I will never see him get married or have children, I have been denied that pleasure."
Paying tribute to her son, she added: "Cyran was a very intelligent young man.
"He was born in Germany and loved to support Bayern Munich. In time, I believe he would have spent his life in Germany as he always wanted to return at some point.
"He had a high IQ and was considered gifted and talented at school but if he did not want to do something he would not. He loved animals and wanted to be a vet at some point but changed his mind and went to Bradford University to do a degree in Computer Science.
"He spent the majority of his time in Shifnal with his mates from school playing football, especially his best pal Nick as he would stay up till all hours on the Xbox and play on online games communicating with others and listening to music."
