Former Team GB rower Tanya Brady died after being thrown from ‘spooked’ horse, inquest hears
A former Team GB rower died after the horse she was riding became spooked and charged out of control at an estimated 35mph, an inquest has heard.
Tanya Brady, who competed for Britain in the World Rowing Championships in 2005, was thrown from the horse and died at the scene of the accident in Liss, Hampshire, in April last year.
An inquest in Winchester heard the 49-year-old army captain was riding her horse when a worker nearby spotted the animal acting “erratically”.
The witness told the hearing: “The female rider took to the grass with her horse and the horse gathered speed.
“I estimate it got to 35mph across the green with the female rider screaming as she tried to get control of the horse.
“She was ejected from the horse, I heard a crack as she fell.”
Brady was found in a 10ft-deep ditch, and while paramedics and police tried to save her, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of death was found to be multiple traumatic chest injuries.
(L-R) Tanya Brady competing with Lorna Norris, Hester Goodsell and Naomi Hoogesteger in 2005. Pic: AP
A verdict of accidental death was recorded by Hampshire coroner Christopher Wilkinson on Monday.
He said: “We cannot identify what triggered this horse as it entered on to the grass.
“It did get spooked and headed off at pace with Tanya still riding the horse before, I suspect, it came to an abrupt halt at the mound before the ditch and she was ejected from the horse and fell the 10ft into the ditch.”
Brady, from Liphook, Hampshire, served with the Royal Logistics Corp and became a full-time athlete and member of Team GB.
She married in 2004 and left the army the following year.
Mr Wilkinson added: “Tanya was an accomplished Army officer, she was an accomplished sportswoman reaching an incredibly high level, she represented her country, the British Army, and she was a dedicated mother and wife.
“She led a life through passion and drive.”
A woman who was stabbed to death in north London has been named by police – as a man was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Pamela Munro, 45, was found with a stab wound and died at the scene in Ayley Croft, Enfield, on Saturday evening, the Metropolitan Police said.
A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder on Monday and is in custody, the force added.
Detective Chief Inspector Neil John said: “Investigating officers have worked relentlessly across the weekend to investigate the circumstances around Pamela’s death.
“We continue to support her family who are understandably devastated.”
Police at the scene at Ayley Croft in Enfield
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The Met Police has asked anyone with information or who was driving through Ayley Court between 6.30pm and 7.30pm on Saturday and may have dashcam footage to contact the force.
A “British man” has died after being beaten and set on fire by a mob in Ecuador, according to reports by media in the South American country.
According to reports, the man – who has not been officially identified – had been detained by police after being accused of being involved in a fatal shooting.
Ecuadorian news outlet Ecuavisa reported that the man had been taken to a police station Playas del Cuyabeno, a remote village in the Amazon rainforest.
While there, a group broke into the station and took the man away. He was then set on fire in the street, it is reported, and died from his burns.
The incident reportedly happened in the Playas del Cuyabeno area of Sucumbios province
Another local report, from EXTRA.ec, said that specialist police units had been slow to arrive due to the geographical conditions of the area – which is accessible by river.
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According to reports, police officers at the station apparently decided they could not intervene when the mob arrived out of concerns for their own safety.
It is understood the UK Foreign Office is following up reports about the incident and working with local authorities to confirm the details.
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