Preliminary investigations reported by the victim's brother suggest she was paralysed after hitting her neck on the edge of the bath, which caused her to slip into the water where she passed out. (Image: CEN)Her boyfriend, who has not been identified, discovered her unresponsive in the bath on his return to their flat. He immediately called the emergency services, who raced to the scene, but they could not revive the young woman. "The conclusion of a preliminary investigation says that she drowned after sliding under the water surface. "Her neck hit the edge of the bath and paralysis was caused by the damage to the nerve fibres in her spinal cord.

Source: Daily Mirror May 20, 2019 17:25 UTC