Gardener died after brushing past poisonous plant in millionaires garden Nathan Greenaway, 33, died of multiple organ failure after touching the deadly purple flowering plant, known as Devils Helmet and Monkshood on £4m estate A gardener collapsed and died after apparently handling a highly-poisonous plant on the £4 million estate of a wealthy businessman, a coroner has heard. Nathan Greenaway fell ill after brushing against the deadly flower aconitum, also known as Devils Helmet and Monkshood, which was growing in the grounds of Millcourt House, owned by retired venture capitalist Christopher Ogilvie Thompson and his wife Katherine. A pre-inquest hearing was told that Mr Greenaway, 33, died in hospital from multiple organ failure. The gardener was rushed to hospital but despite frantic analysis of his blood, doctors were unable to work out what was wrong with him and he died five days later. The coroner heard that it was only after Mr Greenaway’s father, Richard, carried out hours of tireless research in an effort to find out what happened, that the link with the aconitum plant became apparent.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 12:56:52 +0000