{"id":213993,"date":"2023-09-05T19:20:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T19:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=213993"},"modified":"2023-09-05T19:20:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T19:20:24","slug":"tributes-to-policewoman-22-found-dead-in-corfu-as-cops-explore-new-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/tributes-to-policewoman-22-found-dead-in-corfu-as-cops-explore-new-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"Tributes to policewoman, 22 found dead in Corfu as cops explore new theory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Investigators have said that a British policewoman who fell to her death in Corfu may have been plied with methanol-laced alcohol.<\/p>\n

Hannah Emily Byrne, a serving officer with Surrey Police, was found dead by a passerby on the first day of her holiday in Kavos, Corfu, on Sunday, September 3.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old had opted to stay out while her colleague returned to their hotel and was found by the side of a main road having fallen several metres and had suffered a head wound soon after.<\/p>\n

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Her family have paid tribute to her in a statement, describing her as \u201cextremely kind, funny, and caring\u201d.<\/p>\n

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They said: \u201cOur beloved Hannah was beautiful inside and out. She was extremely kind, funny, caring and had a real zest for life.<\/p>\n

"She will be greatly missed by all who loved her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chief Superintendent Chris Colley, Divisional Commander for East Surrey, said: \u201cHannah\u2019s death has been a shock for everyone who knew her. <\/p>\n

"She was a bright, enthusiastic and respected officer just at the start of her career in policing and she will be sadly missed. "<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Yannis Aivatidis, the chief medical officer who first examined Hannah, is exploring the theory that her drinks may have been laced with a dangerous substance. <\/p>\n

"There are questions as to what kind of alcohol she consumed. Had it been illicitly tampered with? Was she so intoxicated because [illegal] methanol was in the alcoholic drinks she had consumed?" he said.<\/p>\n

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