PC Lianne Matthews, 38, had climbed onto train tracks near Caerphilly on February 3 over fears she was about to lose her job. However, after speaking with her parents on the phone, Mathews, based in Roath, Cardiff, 'changed her mind' and decided to return home to her children. Still on the phone to Matthews, her parents heard the sound of an approaching train, an inquest in Newport heard. The hearing was told Lianne was declared dead 20 minutes after the impact and investigating officer DC Dilwyn Lewis said Lianne's position on the track was not consistent with someone attempting suicide. The hearing in Newport was told Lianne was declared dead 20 minutes after the impactHer partner Geraint Higgins also serves as a detective in the same force.

Source: Daily Mail September 26, 2020 14:48 UTC