Young woman died after collapsing and hitting head on bar during shift

A young woman died after suffering a seizure and collapsing at work, an inquest heard. Eliza Morris, 22, passed away on January 4 after being rushed to hospital.

Bolton Coroners' Court heard she was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary on January 1 after she had a seizure, collapsed and hit her head on the bar at Feel Good Café in Manchester. A scan revealed a skull fracture.

Eliza - originally from Stevenage, but living in Longsight at the time of her death - was transferred to the department of neurosurgery at Salford Royal Hospital. She had surgery, but it was unsuccessful, the court heard.

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Eliza suffered at least three seizures before and after her collapse. The court heard that as a child, Eliza was diagnosed with brain arteriovenous malformation - also known as brain AVM - and had to have an operation when she was eight, which left her skull 'more vulnerable'. The court heard she was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2017.

A lover of history, music, magic and Arsenal FC, Eliza was described as 'courageous, intelligent, kind and principled' by her mother Lois, who paid tribute to her daughter in court. She commended her for her bravery in being 'who she wanted to be' after she told her family she began her journey transitioning into becoming a woman.

Lois likened Eliza to a 'dragonfly', 'darting and dipping, into ponds and pools iridescent in the sunlight'. Coroner Peter Sigee read a statement written by Eliza describing her transition.

She described '[feeling] how good' her 20s were going to be and 'did not want to miss a second'. "Being a transgender woman and celebrating it is such a deeply beautiful event to witness and experience," Eliza wrote.

"To see myself become the woman I am and loving myself more