Overview

• Relatives say she developed fever, itching and dizziness after an insect bite soon after returning from Greece.
• She sought care at Leaders in Oncology Care before being transferred by ambulance to University College London Hospital and discharged the same day with antibiotics, according to the family.
• While at UCLH she texted a friend that nobody was checking on her, and she was found dead at home the following day in Knightsbridge.
• The family says medical notes cited a “toxic effect of venom” from an animal or insect bite, but the specific insect and the precise cause of death have not been confirmed.
• Inner West London Coroner’s Court confirmed the referral, a post-mortem is pending, and the hospital has begun an internal investigation as the family signals legal action.