Overview
- The woman was identified as 63-year-old Cherry Box and was declared dead by paramedics after falling from the top of Naze Tower.
- The fall took place on Sunday, August 2, at the Naze headland in Walton-on-the-Naze and her identity was confirmed in court by her husband.
- Coroner Michelle Brown reported a provisional cause of death as 1A, multiple severe traumatic injuries and adjourned the inquest while toxicology and further investigations proceed.
- An inquest heard Mrs Box had scaled the 87ft, eight-floor tower while her husband waited on the ground with their pet dog.
- Naze Tower is a Grade II-listed octagonal landmark built in 1720 that houses a gallery, museum and café and has a rooftop viewing platform reached by 111 steps; no criminal charges or regulatory actions have been reported so far.