A 15-year-old schoolgirl who was allegedly murdered by her brother, 19, on holiday at caravan park in Wales died after she was ‘strangled and had her throat crushed’, an inquest opening heard.
Amanda Selby’s provisional cause of death was outlined for the first time at Ruthin, North Wales, today.
Coroner John Gittins said North Wales police had been alerted by the ambulance service after they were called to an unconscious girl who had stopped breathing.
The schoolgirl, of Penrith Avenue, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, was declared dead by paramedics at 4.15pm and identified by her father Anthony Selby.
Home Office pathologist Dr Brian Rodgers had given a provisional cause of death indicating it was due to asphyxia as a result of neck compression and external airway obstruction and crush asphyxia.
The inquest was adjourned after a brief hearing because a 19-year-old youth has been charged with murdering his sister at a caravan at Ty Mawr holiday park, Towyn, on July 31.