Former Manchester United and England footballer suffered fractured ribs and died in hospital five days after fall

Bobby Charlton died accidentally after a fall at his Cheshire care home, a coroner has ruled.

The former England and Manchester United footballer collided with a window sill “and possibly a radiator” when he lost his balance after standing up from a chair, the inquest into his death heard. He died five days later at Macclesfield General hospital on 21 October.

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