Butlins death woman was on sister's hen night

A WOMAN who died at the weekend at Butlins holiday centre, Minehead, was on a hen night for her elder sister’s wedding.
She has been named as Jayne Hulme, aged 35, of Exeter, who was with her sister Sarah, aged 39, and a group of friends when the tragedy happened.
She had two other sisters, Helen, aged 37, and Sharon, aged 38.
Sarah Hulme was due to be married in Exeter in about five weeks’ time and has not yet decided if the wedding will go ahead or be postponed.
Jayne Hulme collapsed at about 10 pm on Saturday, June 9, and was at first taken in a mini bus to Minehead Hospital for treatment, but was later transferred by ambulance to Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, where she died.
It was claimed Jayne had fallen to the ground and banged her head as the group of friends left one of the venues at the centre.
Butlins is a popular venue for stag and hen night weekends and themed holidays such as 70s and 80s, and ‘adult’ breaks.
Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding Jayne's death and the West Somerset Coroner, Michael Rose, had been informed.
A post mortem examination was due to take place to establish the cause of her death.
Jayne, who was single, and her sisters had previously suffered the bereavement two years ago of their parents Rex and Janet Hulme, from meningitis and cancer, respectively.

Inquest opens into holidaymaker hanging death

AN inquest has been opened into the death of a young woman holidaymaker at Butlins, Minehead, which police initially treated as murder.
Evidence of identification was given before the hearing was adjourned by the Somerset West Coroner, Michael Rose, to a date to be fixed.
The woman has been named as 19-year-old Rebekkah Geor-Bond, of Tir-y-Birth, Hengoed, near Caerphilly, South Wales.
She was staying at Butlins with her 26-year-old boyfriend, also from Hengoed, who was initially arrested on suspicion of murdering her but later released without charge when it became clear there were no suspicious circumstances.
Miss Geor-Bond is believed to have hanged herself in the couple's chalet at about 3 am on Saturday, April 21, and she died just over an hour later in Taunton's Musgrove Park Hospital.
A post mortem revealed the cause of death was asphyxiation due to strangulation.
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Police release Butlins murder suspect without charge

A MURDER inquiry into the death of a young woman holidaymaker staying at Butlins, Minehead, has been dropped.
Police have released without charge a 26-year-old man whom they had arrested on suspicion of murdering his 19-year-old girlfriend in the early hours of Saturday, April 21.
The woman was found in a chalet at the holiday centre suffering from severe head injuries at about 3 am and she died little more than an hour later in Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.
Although some reports said the woman may also have suffered strangulation, police said they were no longer treating the death as suspicious.
The decision followed a post mortem on the woman, the details of which have not been revealed by the police.
Instead, police are preparing a file for an inquest into the death to be held by the Somerset West Coroner.
The inquest is expected to be opened shortly for formal identification purposes and is likely then to be adjourned until a later date.
Both the dead woman and her partner are believed to come from Hengoed, a small town with just under 4,000 residents, near Caerphilly, in Mid Glamorgan, South Wales.
Following the woman’s death, part of the Butlins holiday centre was sealed off to allow forensic investigators to search the area.
Police also spoke to some of the other 4,500 holidaymakers staying at the resort, although most were unaware of the incident and it did not disrupt the operation of the centre.
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