Laura Winham: Family will ‘never forget’ finding body after years

A forensic pathologist told the hearing that it was not possible to determine the date or cause of Laura’s death, adding that “theoretically she could’ve died at the start of 2021”.

But Laura stopped calendar entries and internet food shops in 2017, the court heard.

Ms Winham said letters found in Laura’s flat – which had been torn up and pieced back together by police – suggested she had a limited amount of food, money and her phone was broken.

In her flat, she added: “We found a tub of margarine, a bottle of tomato sauce and a few tea bags.

“There was no dried food, no tinned cans or any frozen food.”

She said that while Laura had £3,000 in a savings account, she would have had to go into the town centre to withdraw the cash. “I presume she didn’t feel well enough to do that,” she added.