A woman has died after fracturing her skull in a fall from a horse.

The 49-year-old victim of the riding accident, which happened in Feering, has been named as Patricia Hodge, of Buntingford, Hertfordshire.

She suffered head injuries and was taken to Colchester General Hospital then transferred to Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, where she died on January 2.

An inquest into her death has been opened and adjourned.

Published Monday, January 13, 2003

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