‘Beautiful’ dancer, 26, ‘strangled to death by boyfriend who took own life hours later’, inquest told
A “BEAUTIFUL” dancer was strangled to death by her boyfriend who took his own life hours later, an inquest heard.
Georgia May Brooke, 26, passed away in hospital after she went into cardiac arrest at a home in Bradford.
Police launched a murder investigation after her partner Luke James Cannon died hours later, Yorkshire Live reports.
An inquest hearing was told how Georgia’s cause of death was given as manual strangulation in association with party drug GHB and cocaine toxicity.
Senior coroner Martin Fleming outlined the questions that would be raised at the full inquest into the tragedy next year.
These will include Georgia’s final movements before her death in February 2022 and her relationship with Luke.
Mr Fleming also said evidence would be examined relating to whether Georgia had consented to sex with Luke that night or whether she said no and was under the influence of drugs.
Bradford Coroner’s Court was told Luke’s own state of mind at the time would be probed – including whether he meant to cause Georgia serious harm.
His own timeline leading up to the deaths will be explored, as well his actions when his partner became unresponsive.
Evidence will also be heard from Georgia’s friend who had talked about the “change in Georgia after having met Luke”, the court heard.
The coroner said potential criminal offences would be looked at but this would not be about blame or criminal liability.
Instead it is about “the need to look at processes of that investigation and the circumstances prior to him taking his own life.”
Paying tribute, an obituary said: “On 4th February 2022, tragically, Georgia May was taken from us.
“She was beautiful, a bright shining star, a talented dancer, a wonderful daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin and friend.”