Diabetic David O'Mar
David O'Mar a disabled dad died two weeks after being judged fit for work as he lay in hospital with pneumonia
Mr Mar was diabetic and suffering with pneumonia when his benefits were amazingly taken away.
Diabetic David O’Mar was stripped of his disability benefits in April after a work capability assessment. His daughter Alexandra is calling on officials at the DWP – as well as Prime Minister David Cameron – to make good on their pledge to reveal how many deaths are linked to cuts.
David, 58, was bed-bound in hospital on the date of a tribunal to decide whether he should carry on getting disability benefits or was well enough to look for a job. Unbelievably, and despite family pleas to reschedule, the court ruled Mr O'Mar who was a former radio DJ, fit for work.
David, died of pneumonia on April 29.
The prime minister David Cameron told MPs this week that the data is “being prepared for publication as we speak”.
A string of deaths are feared to have been caused by cuts. Stephanie Bottrill, 53, of Solihull, West Midlands, killed herself in May 2013 and left a note blaming the bedroom tax. Ms Bottrill, 53 was worried about paying an extra £20 a week to stay in her home.
Source: Mirror Newspaper, Twitter.
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