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| Death of school row mum Robyn McHale 'accidental' | Death of school row mum Robyn McHale 'accidental' |
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| A mother stormed out of her children's school and fell into the path of a van as she argued with another parent, an inquest has heard. | A mother stormed out of her children's school and fell into the path of a van as she argued with another parent, an inquest has heard. |
| Robyn McHale, 28, from Plomer Avenue, Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire, died six days later in hospital without regaining consciousness. | Robyn McHale, 28, from Plomer Avenue, Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire, died six days later in hospital without regaining consciousness. |
| The mother of three had been at a meeting at Forres Primary School in Stanstead Road in February 2015. | The mother of three had been at a meeting at Forres Primary School in Stanstead Road in February 2015. |
| Coroner Geoffrey Sullivan recorded a verdict of accidental death. | Coroner Geoffrey Sullivan recorded a verdict of accidental death. |
| 'Upset and emotional' | 'Upset and emotional' |
| The inquest in Hatfield was told how on the afternoon of 2 February, single mother Ms McHale attended a meeting because the school wanted to discuss her child care issues. | The inquest in Hatfield was told how on the afternoon of 2 February, single mother Ms McHale attended a meeting because the school wanted to discuss her child care issues. |
| She became "upset and emotional", blaming another parent, and left to have a cigarette but did not return. | She became "upset and emotional", blaming another parent, and left to have a cigarette but did not return. |
| For more on this story and other news in the three counties visit out Local Live page | For more on this story and other news in the three counties visit out Local Live page |
| Instead, she confronted the mother she had blamed at the meeting after spotting her on the pavement outside. | Instead, she confronted the mother she had blamed at the meeting after spotting her on the pavement outside. |
| The coroner heard Ms McHale was seen to run towards the other woman but, as she did so, she slipped off the kerb into the road where her head was hit by the rear near side wheel of a passing transit van causing a massive brain injury. | The coroner heard Ms McHale was seen to run towards the other woman but, as she did so, she slipped off the kerb into the road where her head was hit by the rear near side wheel of a passing transit van causing a massive brain injury. |
| She was airlifted to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel where she died on 8 February. | She was airlifted to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel where she died on 8 February. |
| The inquest heard police had initially arrested the woman Ms McHale had run up to, as well as a 15-year-old girl, but after reviewing CCTV footage no charges were brought against them. | |
| Officers were satisfied she had slipped and the driver had been unable to avoid hitting her, the coroner heard. | Officers were satisfied she had slipped and the driver had been unable to avoid hitting her, the coroner heard. |