07/12/2007

Post-Mortem To Be Carried Out On Katy French

A post-mortem is due to be carried out on the body of model Katy French who died on Thursday after spending almost five days in a coma in hospital.

Ms French, 24, was taken to hospital after collapsing at a friend's house in Ashbourne in the early hours of Sunday morning.

She died around 5pm on Thursday in Our Lady's Hospital in Navan, with her parents and sister Jill at her bedside.

Earlier this week, the Health Service Executive confirmed that the model was seriously ill, but did not comment on the nature of her illness.

On Thursday, gardaí announced that an investigation had been launched into the circumstances surrounding Ms French's collapse.

It is understood that the results of the post-mortem will determine the nature of the investigation into her death.

(KMcA)


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