Questions had surrounded the last moments of Lisa Price
A best friend of 30 years broke down in tears as he recalled how a traditional Elton John joke ended in the tragic death of a beloved mum-of-four.
An inquest held this week at Accrington Town Hall heard Lisa and best friend Dom Farrington had spent the afternoon of Tuesday March 1 last year watching England play Ukraine at her home.The pair, who were joined at one point by Lisa's partner, continued drinking after the match with both becoming "pretty drunk" by the early evening.
A 999 call was finally made at 9.57pm, around an hour and a half after Lisa collapsed, but paramedics were unable to revive her and she was pronounced dead at 11pm. Jamie Robinson, a Home Office pathologist, carried out a full post mortem which revealed that Lisa had suffered a complex fracture at the base of the skull along with swelling of the brain which were described as "very significant injuries".
After Lisa's death Dom, along with Lisa's partner and housemate Lewis, were arrested on suspicion of murder. During his interview Dom answered "no comment" to all questions but during the inquest Dom explained that the on-duty solicitor had advised him not to answer any questions.
"She was going back up the stairs to then turn around and come down and make her appearance, like when Elton John came onstage," Dom explained. "It's something we've done a lot before when we sing it together."
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