BBC Radio Wales presenter Lynda Shahwan, 53, died after being discharged from hospital days after a car crash in Canada. She was on holiday with her husband and two sons when the car overturned.
Shahwan was taken to Lions Gate Hospital in Vancouver with a fractured rib, collapsed lung and abdominal bruising. She was discharged the following day. The rest of the family flew home on July 18 last year, but she remained due to her injuries.
When her family could not reach her on July 19, Canadian authorities were called and she was found dead later that day. An inquest at Pontypridd Coroners' Court heard she had developed peritonitis, an abdominal infection likely from the crash.
Coroner Graeme Hughes concluded her death was due to 'infective complications of injuries sustained as a consequence of a road traffic collision'. Her health had declined after hospital discharge.
Carolyn Hitt, head of Radio Wales, paid tribute, calling Shahwan 'a very special person' who made a 'brilliant impact'. Terry Walton, her co-presenter on the Plotcast, said working with her was 'the most fulfilling and cherished broadcasting I have done'.
