'She was just 21 and so full of life - our family is desperate for answers'

The family of a 'caring and compassionate' woman who suddenly passed away at the age of just 21 said they are now desperate for answers after her death.

Anna Graves, from Leeds, tragically died on August 19 after suffering from a spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage - a bleed on the brain. Before this, she was 'so full of life' and had 'been in good health', her older sister Emily Paige told Yorkshire Live.

Anna's family said they may now have to pay for a private post-mortem if they are unable to find out why she suffered from the brain haemorrhage and 'get some closure'. Emily, 25, said turning off her sister's life support was the 'most devastating' thing her family had ever had to do.

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Describing Anna's bleed on the brain, she said: "It was so heavy that it caused her to have a massive stroke, and her brain stem was so pressurised Anna became effectively brain dead." She said she, her parents, grandma, and Anna's fiancé were all present in the hospital when the heartbreaking decision was made to turn off Anna's life support, and she sadly passed away.

"It was the hardest, most devastating thing we have ever had to do," Emily said. "Knowing I would never speak to her again broke my heart."

Emily, who is a business owner from Leeds, explained that Anna had been in 'good health' before suffering from the brain haemorrhage and the family are searching for answers as to why it might have happened. She said: "We may have to pay for a private post mortem if the hospital can't give us the information that we are desperately seeking to give us some closure as a family."

She said that she and her sister were 'very close' and she feels as if she has lost her