An inquest into the death of a teenager who a charity says was the youngest to die in a women's prison in 20 years is due to start on Monday.
Annelise Sanderson was 18 when she died at HMP Styal in Wilmslow, Cheshire, in December, 2020. A five-day inquest hearing to examine the circumstances surrounding her death was due to start tomorrow before a coroner sitting at Cheshire Coroners' Court.
Ahead of the inquest starting, the charity INQUEST said Annelise died 'by ligature' and was 'the youngest person to have died in a women's prison in 20 years'. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...
just click here to give it a go. They said the tragedy was one of 11 self-inflicted deaths at the prison since 2007, more than any other women's prison in England.