An 18 year old woman tragically died after police were called to her flat, an inquest heard.

Alex Duce died days after she was found by police officers on the afternoon of September 11, 2022, at her second-floor flat on Castle Street in Tredegar, Wales, Newport Coroners' Court was told on Tuesday.

An inquest heard police had been delayed in attending the flat where she was found unconscious after searching for a 'method of entry kit' at the police station.

When they eventually arrived at her flat, she had recently lost consciousness, the inquest heard, and was taken to hospital.

Alex, who worked in a care home and studied beauty at Ebbw Vale College and was described as a "popular" individual with "many friends", tragically died in hospital days later.

Alex went missing hours beforeha

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