Overview

• Senior coroner John Gittins told Ruthin coroner’s court that Beard was found hanging and sustained a devastating hypoxic brain injury and an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest before dying on September 20 at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
• The inquest into the 47-year-old’s death was opened and adjourned, with a full hearing to be held at a later date to establish the circumstances.
• A memorial service will take place at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral on October 17, with the family requesting donations to Andy’s Man Club and other mental-health causes in lieu of flowers.
• A fundraiser organized by broadcaster Jacqui Oatley has surpassed £50,000 to support Beard’s family.
• Tributes across the women’s game included a minute’s silence at WSL fixtures and the postponement of Liverpool’s match, and the BBC has apologized for publishing method-of-death details in a headline and push alert and has edited its report.