A GARDENER employed by a household in Upper Froyle died after apparently handling a highly poisonous flowering plant while not wearing gloves.

Nathan Richard Greenway, 33, from Aldershot, is said to have suffered multiple organ failure after brushing against an aconitum while working in the grounds of Mill Court House, owned by retired venture capitalist Christopher Ogilvie Thompson and his wife Katherine.

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