Woman dies in drill accident

A young woman died when she was strangled by an electric drill cord in a DIY accident.

Zoe Turner, 28, was working at the Brixton home she shared with her brother when part of the tool became caught in her hair and headscarf.

The drill cable then became tangled around her neck and choked her in what police described as a "tragic accident".

A police spokesman said: "It appears this was a tragic accident." Neighbours-said Ms Turner and her brother had lived in the three- storey terraced house for five years before last week's accident.

Coroner ' s officer Georgina Light said: "It is not being treated as a suspicious death."