Death of woman with epilepsy may be re-examined after Diane Stewart case

Diane Stewart (left) and Emily Whelan. Stewart’s death was also originally attributed to epilepsy, before tests showing her breathing had been restricted. Photograph: family handouts

The mother of a woman with epilepsy who died in 2016 hopes the high-profile murder of Diane Stewart could hold the key to establishing her daughter’s cause of death.

Emily Whelan, 25, was found unresponsive in her bedroom in Leeds on 7 November 2016 and pronounced dead the next day at Leeds general infirmary.