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Police await postmortem tests after death of alleged McCann troll Police await postmortem tests after death of alleged McCann troll
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Police are awaiting the result of postmortem tests carried out on the body of a woman who was accused of directing online abuse at Madeleine McCann’s parents.Police are awaiting the result of postmortem tests carried out on the body of a woman who was accused of directing online abuse at Madeleine McCann’s parents.
An inquest at Leicester coroner’s court was told a postmortem examination conducted on Tuesday had failed to establish the cause of Brenda Leyland’s death.An inquest at Leicester coroner’s court was told a postmortem examination conducted on Tuesday had failed to establish the cause of Brenda Leyland’s death.
The body of Leyland, 63, was discovered in a Leicester hotel room last Saturday, two days after she featured in a Sky News report exposing internet “trolling” of Kate and Gerry McCann. The body of Leyland, 63, was discovered in a Leicester hotel room last Saturday, two days after she featured in a Sky News report exposing the internet “trolling” of Kate and Gerry McCann.
Opening the inquest, Leicester coroner Catherine Mason was told there was no evidence of foul play or third-party involvement in the death. Opening the inquest, the Leicester coroner Catherine Mason was told there was no evidence of foul play or third-party involvement in the death.
Police Sgt Kevin Taylor told the coroner he was informed that Leyland was dead after being sent to the Marriott Hotel in Enderby.Police Sgt Kevin Taylor told the coroner he was informed that Leyland was dead after being sent to the Marriott Hotel in Enderby.
The officer said: “At the scene I was joined by another officer and a county ambulance first responder unit.The officer said: “At the scene I was joined by another officer and a county ambulance first responder unit.
“I was then informed by the paramedic and the other officer that there was a deceased female within the room.”“I was then informed by the paramedic and the other officer that there was a deceased female within the room.”
Taylor added that officers were awaiting the results of additional postmortem tests and were still undertaking inquiries into the death.Taylor added that officers were awaiting the results of additional postmortem tests and were still undertaking inquiries into the death.
Adjourning the inquest until 18 December, Mason said: “It’s quite clear from the evidence before me that I am not in a position to conclude (the inquest) today. Adjourning the inquest until 18 December, Mason said: “It’s quite clear from the evidence before me that I am not in a position to conclude [the inquest] today.
“The cause of death is still not known and police inquiries are rightly ongoing.“The cause of death is still not known and police inquiries are rightly ongoing.
“Therefore, with the sergeant still tasked to complete the police inquiries and the pathologist still to provide a cause of death, I am adjourning the inquest.”“Therefore, with the sergeant still tasked to complete the police inquiries and the pathologist still to provide a cause of death, I am adjourning the inquest.”
Leyland, from Burton Overy, Leicestershire, is reported to have posted thousands of messages on Twitter attacking the McCanns, whose daughter Madeleine disappeared in Portugal in 2007. Leyland, from Burton Overy, Leicestershire, allegedly posted thousands of messages on Twitter attacking the McCanns, whose daughter Madeleine disappeared in Portugal in 2007.
Officers from Leicestershire police, who are not treating the death as suspicious, were alerted to the discovery of Leyland’s body at 1.42pm on Saturday.Officers from Leicestershire police, who are not treating the death as suspicious, were alerted to the discovery of Leyland’s body at 1.42pm on Saturday.