'Right to live' woman dies

A woman of 91 has died four days after a court ordered doctors to try to keep her alive.

Former school matron Olive Nockels went for more than 48 hours without water or food after doctors decided she had no quality of life.

But on Monday a High Court judge told doctors at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital to give her food and water.

Grandson Chris West, 32, began legal action because Mrs Nockels's family felt she had been left to die.

The court order also said doctors should stop using painkillers to sedate Mrs Nockels, who broke a hip five weeks ago but the order was amended on Tuesday after doctors argued she was in pain.

Sources said it was likely that a postmortem examination will be held.