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A much-loved dad died "hungry, thirsty, and confused" in a Birmingham hospital wondering where his daughter was, his devastated family said.

Jane Roche spoke out after the body running Heartlands Hospital admitted liability over the death of 86-year-old Vincent Pettitt during the first covid lockdown in March 2020.

The former Jaguar worker and father-of-three had dementia and other health conditions and needed one-to-one help in the city care home where he had lived for two years.

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But a law firm acting for Ms Roche said he died of pneumonia at Heartlands after aspirating when he apparently tried to drink an unthickened cup of coffee left at his bedside despite his well-known swallowing

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