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| Measles sufferer Gareth Colfer-Williams died from pneumonia | Measles sufferer Gareth Colfer-Williams died from pneumonia |
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| A man died from pneumonia after contracting measles during an outbreak of the disease in Swansea, an inquest has found. | A man died from pneumonia after contracting measles during an outbreak of the disease in Swansea, an inquest has found. |
| Gareth Colfer-Williams, 25, died at his home in Swansea on 18 April. | Gareth Colfer-Williams, 25, died at his home in Swansea on 18 April. |
| The city remains at the centre of an epidemic of the disease which has seen more than 1,202 cases reported since November. | The city remains at the centre of an epidemic of the disease which has seen more than 1,202 cases reported since November. |
| The inquest at Swansea Civic Centre recorded a verdict of death from natural causes. | The inquest at Swansea Civic Centre recorded a verdict of death from natural causes. |
| Mr Colfer-Williams, who had a fiancee Cairo and young daughter Dakota, had been treated in Morriston hospital in Swansea for his asthma and not for measles. | |
| In April, his family said a few days after he was discharged he became unwell and developed a rash. | |
| Speaking at the time, his mother Angela Colfer said he went to see an out-of-hours GP the day before his death with a rash "from head to foot" but not on his arms. | |
| But the following morning Mr Colfer-Williams was found dead at his flat. | |
| The family said they had no idea how Mr Colfer-Williams contracted the measles as no close family member had it, including his three-year-old daughter who had been vaccinated. | |
| Public Health Wales said at the time that laboratory tests confirmed a diagnosis of measles but further tests were needed to determine the cause of death. |