A student died in a “tragic accident” involving gym equipment, an inquest has heard. Mohammed Farraj, a 21-year-old medical ...
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A STUDENT died after he slipped and dropped a 65kg bar on his head while using a weight machine at the gym, an inquest heard.
The inquest in Norwich heard Mr Farraj, a medical student, had been performing calf raises using a device called a Smith ...
Mr Farraj had placed a plastic aerobic step beneath his feet to perform calf raises. CCTV footage of the incident, described by Detective Sergeant Robert Waring as a "tragic accident", showed Mr ...