Man trampled to death by cattle at National Trust site, 19 years after first tragedy

Man trampled to death by cattle at National Trust site, 19 years after first tragedy John Orton, a 78-year-old retired telecommunications engineer, died after being injured 'trampled by cattle' at Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk on July 13 A man died from severe chest injuries after being “trampled by cattle” at a National Trust estate, an inquest heard. John Orton, 78, died after being injured by animals at Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk on July 13. An inquest into his death opened at Norfolk Coroner’s Court today. It heard Mr Orton was a retired telecommunications engineer. A post-mortem examination gave a provisional cause of death as “severe chest injuries due to having been trampled by cattle”, assistant coroner for Norfolk Maeve Sykes said, reading a statement from the coroner’s officer. Police were called to the Felbrigg Hall estate at around 11.45am. Mr Orton died at the scene. The hall, with parts that date from Tudor times, was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969, and closed briefly after Mr Orton’s death. In 2007, an 11-year-old boy died when a branch fell on him during a school trip to the stately home. Daniel Mullinger, from Colchester, Essex, died when the 70ft timber crashed down from a 180-year-old beech tree in the Great Wood at Felbrigg. The inquest into Mr Orton’s death has been adjourned until next year.