An inquest will be held to determine how a Wigan mum died after her body was found in a Portugal hotel room.
Susan Sherman, 59, was found unresponsive on the floor of her room by staff at Hotel Luar, in Portimão, on May 26 of this year. At a pre-inquest review hearing, area coroner Prof Dr Alan Walsh told Bolton Coroner's Court that the cause of Susan's death is currently 'unascertained' and that there could be a wait of up to 12 months for his office to receive the results of a post mortem carried out on Susan's body in Portugal.
Dr Walsh confirmed that Dr Barker carried out a post mortem in the UK once Susan's body was repatriated but this was 'hampered' by the previous post mortem and the embalming process. However Dr Barker's preliminarily found that there was no signs of heart issues - such as pericarditis, infarction or myocarditis. There was also no evidence of pneumonia or other natural disease process identified.
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The hearing heard that Susan had a limited past medical history and had not visited her GP in the six months prior to her death. Susan, who worked as a sales assistant, had also received all of her Covid-19 vaccinations, the court was told.
The inquest was told that Susan texted her daughter after she landed in Portugal and that was the last contact she had with her family. Going through the brief circumstances leading up to Susan's death, Dr Walsh said: "She went to Portugal for a holiday on her own. She checked in, there was no contact then until, at behest of family, the hotel eventually got into her room and found her collapsed and unresponsive on floor."
Dr Walsh adjourned the hearing and said it "could be some time" until the full inquest takes place, due to the delays in receiving the post mortem results.
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