An inquest will be held to determine how a Wigan mum died after her body was found in a Portugal hotel room.
Susan Sherman, 59, was found unresponsive on the floor of her room by staff at Hotel Luar, in Portimão, on May 26 of this year. At a pre-inquest review hearing, area coroner Prof Dr Alan Walsh told Bolton Coroner's Court that the cause of Susan's death is currently 'unascertained' and that there could be a wait of up to 12 months for his office to receive the results of a post mortem carried out on Susan's body in Portugal.
Dr Walsh confirmed that Dr Barker carried out a post mortem in the UK once Susan's body was repatriated but this was 'hampered' by the previous post mortem and the embalming process. However Dr Barker's preliminarily found that there was no signs of heart issues - such as pericarditis, infarction or myocarditis. There was also no evidence of pneumonia or other natural disease process identified.
