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Woman found dead in overflowing bath by man investigating leak, inquest hears
Laura Marshall's body was discovered in an overflowing bath at her home in April 2016.
The body of a 31-year-old Lurgan woman was found in a bath by a maintenance man who was investigating a leak in the block of flats she had been living in, an inquest has heard.
Laura Marshall's bruised body was discovered in an overflowing bath at her home in Victoria Street in April 2016.
According to a police officer, who was one of the first on the scene, he believed a violent assault had taken place.
Gary O'Dowd, 38, from Brookfield Avenue in Banbridge, was arrested and charged with her murder. He denied any involvement in her death. Two years later the case against him was dropped after the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) decided to withdraw all charges.
During the first day of the inquest, a statement from the maintenance man was read out to the court.
He told how another resident in the block of flats had complained that there was water pouring through his ceiling.
He said he had gone to the flat above where Laura Marshall had lived. He said the resident from the flat below had then gone with him to her flat.
The man told the court that the lock on the front door of her flat was loose and that he had been able to force it open.
He said he called out Marshall's name but that there was no answer.