Woman found dead in overflowing bath by man investigating leak, inquest hears
The spindle was not in the lock.Unable to open the door, the maintenance man had gone downstairs to his van to get a screwdriver which enabled him to unlock the door which had a childproof button on it.He said he opened the door a few inches and with the aid of his torch he saw Laura Marshall in the bath face down. She was naked and he noticed bruising on her shoulder. Adding that the assault had ended with the victim drowned in the bath.He also noted that the sink had been smashed and that the inside door handle and spindle were on the floor of the bathroom.A forensic scientist also gave evidence to the court.
- ▪The spindle was not in the lock.Unable to open the door, the maintenance man had gone downstairs to his van to get a screwdriver which enabled him to unlock the door which had a childproof button on it.He said he opened the door a few inche
- ▪She was naked and he noticed bruising on her shoulder.
- ▪Adding that the assault had ended with the victim drowned in the bath.He also noted that the sink had been smashed and that the inside door handle and spindle were on the floor of the bathroom.A forensic scientist also gave evidence to the
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Woman found dead in overflowing bath by man investigating leak, inquest hearsImage source, PSNIImage caption, Laura Marshall's body was discovered in an overflowing bath at her home in April 2016.ByIta DunganBBC News NIPublished18 minutes agoThe body of a 31-year-old Lurgan woman was found in a bath by a maintenance man who was investigating a leak in the block of flats she had been living in, an inquest has heard.Laura Marshall's bruised body was discovered in an overflowing bath at her home in Victoria Street in April 2016.According to a police officer, who was one of the first on the scene, he believed a violent assault had taken place.Gary O'Dowd, 38, from Brookfield Avenue in Banbridge, was arrested and charged with her murder. He denied any involvement in her death.
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