The family of a "beautiful" law student have said she "would have died" if she had fallen asleep while watching a film.
Emily Mcarther, 21, from Pennington in Leigh, was at her student accommodation in Liverpool City Centre on May 3, 2023, watching a film with her friend, Alex. Her friend turned to her and saw Emily's face had dropped on one side and she was unable to walk.
Alex called 999 before picking Emily up and taking her to the bottom of the stairs to open the door for paramedics. Emily was taken to the Royal Liverpool Hospital before being transferred to The Walton Centre due to her having an AVM [Brain Arteriovenous Malformation], a rare condition which occurs in less than 1% of the population.